Yellen wrong to downplay Fed's rate projections

We didn't think new Fed Chair Janet Yellen's admission that "considerable period" meant six months or so warranted the subsequent equity sell-off. It simply confirmed what we already knew, that the first rate hike would be coming in mid-2015. What we found more disconcerting was her attempt to downplay the significance of the explicit fed funds rate projections made by officials.

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