Yellen Re-Examining Negative Rates; Top Lawmaker Doubts Legality
- Fed chair `wouldn't take those off the table' as option
- Senate panel head Shelby wants to confirm Fed can't use tool
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A top U.S. lawmaker questioned the Federal Reserve’s authority to cut interest rates below zero after Janet Yellen disclosed that the central bank was re-examining the tool as a policy option if the economy faltered.
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