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How the Federal Reserve can reduce inflation

Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard told Congress Wednesday morning that reducing inflation is the most important job for the Fed this year.

NPR’s Scott Horsley explains what options the central bank has to accomplish that.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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