Economics

Yellen Sees Inflation In Line With Fed’s Goal by End of Year

  • Treasury secretary warns yearly price readings will stay high
  • Treasury is working to get rental assistance programs working

Janet Yellen

Photographer: Greg Nash/The Hill/Bloomberg

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Sign up for the New Economy Daily newsletter, follow us @economics and subscribe to our podcast.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that by the end of this year, monthly price changes will be running at a level consistent with the Federal Reserve’s target, even if year-over-year numbers continue to show uncomfortably high inflation.