Dollar Jumps As Yellen Goes Full Bernanke: Warns “Asset Valuations Are High” But Risk Is “Contained”

Yes, departing Fed chair Janet Yellen used the ‘c’ word…
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, in prepared remarks ahead of what may be her last appearance before Congress as head of the central bank, somewhat gloated at the steadily brightening picture for the U. S. economy she has left behind for Jay Powell (while downplaying the risks of financial instability).
‘The economic expansion is increasingly broad based across sectors as well as across much of the global economy,” Yellen said in prepared testimony to the bicameral Joint Economic Committee on Wednesday in Washington. ‘I expect that, with gradual adjustments in the stance of monetary policy, the economy will continue to expand and the job market will strengthen somewhat further, supporting faster growth in wages and incomes.”

This post was published at Zero Hedge on Nov 29, 2017.