Lael Brainard Says ‘Work Is Not Done’ on Lowering Prices for Consumers
White House will ‘continue calling out corporations.’
Lael Brainard, director of the US National Economic Council, speaks during a news conference.
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The White House’s “work is not done” when it comes to lowering prices for American consumers according to the president’s top economic advisor, Lael Brainard. That’s despite the recent slowing of inflation that has seen the headline consumer price index fall to 0.1% in November.