Yellen at the House Financial Services Committee

  • We're quite close I would say to achieving our labor market objectives
  • Productivity growth has been very disappointing
  • We're quite close to achieving our goals
  • Expect to continue removing monetary policy accommodation by raising short term rates
  • Start of shrinking balance sheet will depend on economy
  • Fed will discuss reinvestment policy in greater detail
  • Labor market 'essentially' where it needs to be
  • I look forward to a strong working relationship with Mnuchin