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Two Percent Inflation Objective

United States of America · Economy / Banking. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2012

Ben Shalom Bernanke25 January 2012

Washington · Economy / Central Banking

The Federal Open Market Committee publishes its first Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy and identifies two percent inflation, measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index, as most consistent with its mandate over the longer run.

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Ben Shalom Bernanke

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