Fed Must Brace for ‘Substantial Shocks’

June 5 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen said that policy makers need to be prepared for “substantial shocks” and that rising Treasury yields may be a “disconcerting” signal of inflation fears.

“Recent experience raises the possibility that the Great Moderation is behind us, so we must be prepared for substantial shocks,” Yellen said today during a panel discussion hosted by the Fed Board of Governors in Washington. “Great Moderation” is a term used to describe the comparative economic stability seen in the U.S. and other major industrial countries, except Japan, since the mid-1980s. (more)