US inequality near highest levels in 100 years: Yellen


(MENAFN- AFP) US Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said Friday she is greatly concerned over the widening gap between the rich and poor in the United States.

Speaking in the US city of Boston, Yellen said "income and wealth inequality are near their highest levels in the past hundred years" and have widened during the economic recovery.


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