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Yellen signals Fed shifting focus to sustaining growth
Published Tue, Apr 11, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
JANET Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, said on Monday that the Fed was shifting its focus from stimulating the economy to keeping growth on an even keel.
She said the economy was "pretty healthy", thanks in part to the Fed's long-running stimulus campaign, which the central bank is moving to end.
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