• Refuses to report her discussions with Treasury to Congress
  • Says Fed discussing principles for policy and balance sheet normalisation
  • Will release exit plan details later this year
  • Reiterates that a policy rule would be a grave mistake and would undercut Fed independence
  • Fed would lose independence in real time reviews
  • Fed is the most transparent central bank in the world
  • Not 100% negative on consulting policy rules and rules can help monetary policy
  • Policy rule would have hampered economic rebound
  • Policy rules have merit in normal times

She’s facing a far more hostile crowd today and they have been prodding her over her meetings with the Treasury which she refused saying that they are personal conversations on mutual subjects.