Janet Yellen’s March 18, 2015 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Janet Yellen gave her scheduled March 2015 FOMC Press Conference. (link of video and related materials) Below are Janet Yellen’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of …

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Janet Yellen’s December 17, 2014 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Janet Yellen gave her scheduled December press conference. (video and related materials) Below are Janet Yellen’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Yellen’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) …

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Janet Yellen’s September 17, 2014 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Janet Yellen gave her scheduled press conference. (video and related materials) Below are Janet Yellen’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Yellen’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of September …

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Janet Yellen’s June 18, 2014 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Janet Yellen gave her scheduled press conference. (video and related materials) Below are Janet Yellen’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Yellen’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of June …

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Janet Yellen’s March 19, 2014 Press Conference – Notable Aspects

On Wednesday, March 19, 2014 Janet Yellen gave her scheduled press conference. (video) Below are Janet Yellen’s comments I found most notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – in the order they appear in the transcript.  These comments are excerpted from the “Transcript of Chairman Yellen’s Press Conference“(preliminary)(pdf) of March 19, 2014, …

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Yellen Testimony Concerning Whether Stocks Are Experiencing A Bubble

I found various of Janet Yellen’s comments during her confirmation hearing on Thursday (November 14) to be notable, although I don’t agree with many of them. For reference purposes, here are a few of the comments.  Unfortunately, the official transcript is not yet available.  The following excerpts are from the Wall Street Journal post of …

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Janet Yellen’s Nomination

The nomination of Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve has generated much recent commentary. While I may comment at length upon her nomination at a later time, for now I would like to highlight, for reference purposes, a few excerpts in the October 10, 2013 New York Times article titled “Yellen’s Path From Liberal Theorist to …

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