The bottom line for housing is that the concerns we used to hear about the possibility of a devastating collapse—one that might be big enough to cause a recession in the U.S. economy—while not fully allayed have diminished. Moreover, while the future for housing activity remains uncertain, I think there is a reasonable chance that housing is in the process of stabilizing, which would mean that it would put a considerably smaller drag on the economy going forward.
I think it is appropriate to ask whether this trend is compatible with values rooted in our nation's history, among them the high value Americans hav… - Janet Yellen
I think it is appropriate to ask whether this trend is compatible with values rooted in our nation's history, among them the high value Americans hav…
- Janet Yellen
In government institutions and in teaching, you need to inspire confidence. To achieve credibility, you have to very clearly explain what you are doi… - Janet Yellen
In government institutions and in teaching, you need to inspire confidence. To achieve credibility, you have to very clearly explain what you are doi…
Long-term unemployment can make any worker progressively less employable, even after the economy strengthens. - Janet Yellen
Long-term unemployment can make any worker progressively less employable, even after the economy strengthens.
It slightly worries me that when people find a problem, they rush to judgment of what to do. - Janet Yellen
It slightly worries me that when people find a problem, they rush to judgment of what to do.
To me, a wise and humane policy is occasionally to let inflation rise even when inflation is running above target. - Janet Yellen
To me, a wise and humane policy is occasionally to let inflation rise even when inflation is running above target.
The past few decades of widening inequality can be summed up as significant income and wealth gains for those at the very top and stagnant living sta… - Janet Yellen
The past few decades of widening inequality can be summed up as significant income and wealth gains for those at the very top and stagnant living sta…
If it were possible to take interest rates into negative territory I would be voting for that. - Janet Yellen
If it were possible to take interest rates into negative territory I would be voting for that.
For my own part, I did not see and did not appreciate what the risks were with securitization, the credit ratings agencies, the shadow banking system… - Janet Yellen
For my own part, I did not see and did not appreciate what the risks were with securitization, the credit ratings agencies, the shadow banking system…
Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not. - Janet Yellen
Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not.
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