It's appropriate for the Fed to gradually and cautiously increase our overnight interest rate over time. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Over a long period of time, technological change is something that has been important in reducing manufacturing employment - absolutely and as… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
It's pretty rare to just talk to people who are having a tough time in the economy, to hear their individual stories. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
When the time comes to raise rates, I do think there will be some benefits that flow through to savers. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
There were a lot of manufacturing jobs lost over a long period of time and particularly after - during the Great Recession.… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
An important factor influencing intergenerational mobility and trends in inequality over time is economic opportunity. — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Our ability to predict how the federal funds rate will evolve over time is quite limited because monetary policy will need to… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
It seems to me that women have made an awful lot of progress, but they probably remain underrepresented at the highest levels… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
American workers have faced serious difficulties in the labor market since the first oil shock in 1973. Since that time, the pace… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
By some estimates, income and wealth inequality are near their highest levels in the past hundred years, much higher than the average… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Yankee Stadium is a natural venue for another lesson: You won't succeed all the time. Even Ruth, Gehrig, and DiMaggio failed most… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
The bottom line for housing is that the concerns we used to hear about the possibility of a devastating collapse—one that might… — Janet Yellen Copy Share Image
Nationally, the share of mortgages that are underwater fell by about one-half between 2011 and 2014. — Janet Yellen Copy Share
Will capitalist economies operate at full employment in the absence of routine intervention? Certainly not. Are deviations from full employment a social problem? Obviously. — Janet Yellen Copy Share
Individuals out of work for an extended period can become less employable as they lose the specific skills acquired in their previous jobs and… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
For decades, the pace of technological change in manufacturing has outstripped that in the economy as a whole. And, so, firms - manufacturing firms… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
For my own part, I did not see and did not appreciate what the risks were with securitization, the credit ratings agencies, the shadow… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
It's important for market participants to have a sense of how we think about the economy and the appropriate path of policy, to look… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
If there is a job that you feel passionate about, do what you can to pursue that job; if there is a purpose about… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
Although we work through financial markets, our goal is to help Main Street, not Wall Street. — Janet Yellen Copy Share
I felt that the Fed had always been the agency that picked up the pieces when there was a financial crisis, and it was… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
Increased business sales would almost certainly raise the productive capacity of the economy by encouraging additional capital spending, especially if accompanied by reduced uncertainty… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
There were a lot of manufacturing jobs lost over a long period of time and particularly after - during the Great Recession. We've had… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
Uncertainty about sales impedes business planning and could harm capital formation just as much as uncertainty about inflation can create uncertainty about relative prices… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
Stronger productivity growth would tend to raise the average level of interest rates and, therefore, would provide the Federal Reserve with greater scope to… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is committed to policies that promote maximum employment and price stability, consistent with our mandate from Congress. — Janet Yellen Copy Share
To me, the greatest asset of the Fed is the people. We have a tremendously dedicated staff... They feel proud to work for the… — Janet Yellen Copy Share
