Yellen Dismisses Possibility of US Recession But Admits Inflationary Risks

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen dismissed the possibility that the United States might enter into recession anytime soon while speaking at a press conference ahead of the Group of Seven (G-7) finance ministers meeting in Germany.
“We are in a global environment where there are significant risks and pressures, but I really don’t expect the United States to fall into a recession. I think Europe is perhaps a bit more, a bit more vulnerable and of course more exposed on the energy front than the United States is,” Yellen said during the May 18 press conference in response to a question as to whether the United States, Europe, and China could end up in some kind of synchronized recession….

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