• tax reform also needed to keep US economy operating at potential
  • inequality a challenge for US economy
  • dramatic steps have been taken to make US financial system sounder
  • weak spot in US economy is the slow to rebound housing market
  • wants t0 see looser credit standards to boost mortgages

Still speaking in Joburg

Lew sees housing sector the weakest link

Lew sees housing sector as the weakest link