192 Quotes by Janet Yellen


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    Nationally, the share of mortgages that are underwater fell by about one-half between 2011 and 2014.

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    While admirers of capitalism, we also to a certain extent believe it has limitations that require government intervention in markets to make them work.

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    Transparency concerning the Federal Reserve's conduct of monetary policy is desirable because better public understanding enhances the effectiveness of policy. More important, however, is that transparent communications reflect the Federal Reserve's commitment to accountability within our democratic system of government.

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    Those of you who lived through the 1970s will remember that higher oil prices touched off a wage-price spiral that pushed inflation into double-digit territory.

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    Those of you who lived through the 1970's will remember that higher oil prices touched off a wage-price spiral that pushed inflation into double-digit territory,

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    You are seeing some pass through of high energy and commodity prices, import prices, into core inflation.

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    We all remember the bad old days of the 1970s ... the Fed's response went down as one of the greatest monetary policy mistakes in my lifetime,

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