COVID Stimulus May Have Contributed to Inflation

Treasury: Covid Stimulus May Have Contributed to Inflation
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said spending could have have contributed "a little bit" to rising inflation.
Yellen says COVID-19 stimulus may have contributed to inflation
The Treasury secretary said supply chain issues, shortages drove up prices during the pandemic, but that stimulus spending could have played a role as well.
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Yellen: COVID stimulus may have contributed a little bit to higher inflation
The $1.9T stimulus package to support the U.S. recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed "a little bit" to the elevated inflation that followed, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC in an interview.
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