In Nicholas Lemann's profile of Fed Chair Janet Yellen in this week's "New Yorker," Janet Yellen says she knew the housing market was dangerous before the financial crisis. "In 2005 and 2006, [Yellen] began to be concerned that there was a dangerous bubble in in the housing markets," Lemann writes. From Lemann's profile: "'I'm sorry that light bulbs didn't go off in my head a couple of years [...]
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Peter Morici: Washington Debauchery and Fed Follies
Monday, 14 Jul 2014 09:12 AM By Peter Morici Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen will testify to Congress Tuesday and Wednesday about the economy and future Fed policy. We won't learn much about either, because the Fed refuses to recognize the facts on the ground. Its policymaking committee recently stated inflation is below 2 percent. Yet, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer [...]
El-Erian: Fed’s Easy Money Policy Is ‘All-In Bet’ – Moneynews
Tuesday, 08 Jul 2014 01:45 PM By Dan Weil via Moneynews The Federal Reserve's continuation of a highly accommodative policy represents an "all-in bet" by Fed Chair Janet Yellen that the easing will bring economic growth before the policy reaches the point of causing financial instability, says former Pimco Co-CEO Mohamed El-Erian. The Fed is expected to leave its federal funds rate target at a[...]