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US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said interest rates may have to rise modestly to prevent the American economy from overheating due to higher levels of government spending. It may be that interest rates will have to rise somewhat to make sure our economy doesn t overheat, Yellen said in an interview with the Atlantic that was broadcast on Tuesday. It could cause some very modest increases in interest rates. Stocks extended their losses on Tuesday and the dollar briefly touched session highs after Yellen s remarks. Yellen s comments come amid a debate on whether US President Joe Biden s raft of proposed and enacted government spending could spur a surge in price pressures. Administration officials have consistently argued that there s little concern about a damaging inflation acceleration, given the tools policymakers have to head off such an outcome. ....