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Eleanor Pringle

Janet Yellen says inflation is actually being ‘really well-behaved’ as she strikes optimistic tone on jobs

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Credit: BRYAN R. SMITH—AFP/Getty Images)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is confident that American consumers, businesses, and banks will be able to survive rising interest rates—and believes the Fed’s battle to slay the inflation dragon appears to be going rather well.

Yellen, who arrived in Marrakech this week for the IMF and World Bank annual meeting, also dismissed fears that a strong jobs report could actually prove to be a negative for the economy.

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