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Judge Biden stimulus on speed of return to pre-Covid unemployment: Yellen

Speaking to a New York Times Dealbook online event, Yellen also played down the increased debt levels that would be incurred from Biden's $1.9 trillion American recovery plan being debated in Congress

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday she will judge the success of President Joe Biden's coronavirus stimulus plan by how quickly it returns the economy to pre-pandemic levels of unemployment.

Speaking to a New York Times Dealbook online event, Yellen also played down the increased debt levels that would be incurred from Biden's $1.9 trillion American recovery plan being debated in Congress. She said that due to low interest rates, US interest expenses as a share of GDP are at 2007 levels.
 
The current US unemployment rate is 6.3 per cent, compared with 3.5 per cent before the pandemic

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