Janet Yellen speech: Economic risks are balanced
Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, is responding to questions from the press after delivering her remarks on the policy outlook, with key quotes (via Reuters) found below.
All Fed board colleagues have expressed commitment to core reforms for stronger financial system.
Economic risks are balanced.
The financial system is on much sounder footing.
Until this year the undershoot in inflation was understandable.
Key notes
US Dollar Index drops to 1-week lows after Fed meeting.
The US Dollar dropped sharply after the FOMC decision to raise rates and it continued to slide during Yellen’s press conference. Equity prices remained near the top while US bond yields moved to the downside. Gold jumped, rising above $1,255/oz.
GBP/USD retakes 1.34 handle.
GBP/USD has extended the post-Fed rally to 1.3423 (10-day MA) possibly due to fears that a potential delay in the tax reform could force the Fed to go slow with the rate hikes.
About Janet Yellen
Janet L. Yellen took office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 3, 2014, for a four-year term ending February 3, 2018. Dr. Yellen also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System's principal monetary policymaking body.
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Eren Sengezer
FXStreet
As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.
