Inflation & Prices

Yellen Says Don’t Read Too Much Into Cooling CPI Data

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Janet Yellen 

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called October’s positive inflation report in the US “a good reading,” but cautioned against relying too much on one data point.

“Core inflation was a lot lower than had been anticipated, and that’s in spite of the fact that we continue to get high readings on shelter,” Yellen told reporters during a visit to New Delhi.