I believe that the Federal Reserve's success in reducing and stabilizing inflation and inflation expectations is a major reason for this improved economic performance. |
I do not subscribe to any rigid and mechanical rule ... I intend to be flexible and to learn from experience. |
I do think there is some chance we will see increased private sector savings in the next year or two if housing prices were to moderate. |
I don't see any significant risk of a recession. |
I don't think that Chinese ownership of U.S. assets is so large as to put our country at risk economically. |
I personally would have preferred if the Fed had been a little less aggressive. |
I remain pretty optimistic about the economy. |
I think at this point in time that the inverted yield curve is not signaling a slowdown. |
I think it's generally a bad idea for the Fed to be the arbiter of asset prices. The Fed doesn't really have any better information than other people in the market about what the correct value of asset prices is. |
I think policy is currently quite accommodative. I think it can remain quite accommodative for a while to come, |
I think policy is currently quite accommodative. I think it can remain quite accommodative for a while to come. |
I think there's a good chance we'll dodge the bullet this time. |
I will maintain the focus on long-term price stability as monetary policy's greatest contribution to general economic prosperity and maximum employment, |
I will make continuity with the policies and policy strategies of the Greenspan Fed a top priority, |
I'm... fairly optimistic today about the ability of the U.S. economy to absorb these body blows. |