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Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen predicts President Donald Trump’s tariffs will cause prices to rise and average household income to fall, despite a slowing trend in the U.S. inflation ...

The comments came as the inflation rate has grown less than expected in recent months, fueling more attacks on Fed chair Jerome Powell by Trump.

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More of her views can be seen in the recommendations of a task force Yellen co-chaired in 2020 with Mark Carney, the former head of the Bank of England, for the economic think tank the G30.

The debt crisis, worsened by COVID-19, demands careful choreography among international financial institutions, European allies, China, central banks and private financiers. And it will need some ...

More of her views can be seen in the recommendations of a task force Yellen co-chaired in 2020 with Mark Carney, the former head of the Bank of England, for the economic think tank the G30.