Speaking on CNBC

  • market volatility is typical
  • there are risks out there that are being reassessed
  • this is a natural thing going in financial markets
  • long-term growth rate for US economy is about 2%
  • there's some slowing in growth, still above average
  • Fed to track economy, data to determine hiking path
  • says her Long-run federal funds rate is 3%
  • economy is sliding down from very strong pace
  • global economy is slowing, tariffs and uncertainty
  • that needs to gradually remove combination
  • firms are telling us they are raising wages
  • Fed focuses on goals, sets policy as a apolitical group