Jobs vs prices: the Fed's dueling mandates

Published: Jan. 13, 2023, 12:32 a.m.

b'The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate: keeping prices stable (and inflation low) and promoting "maximum employment." But sometimes, as the Fed attacks one goal, it can potentially hurt the other. It\'s a dueling dual mandate.

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