Answers questions after speech in Boston

He adds:

  • won't rule out balance sheet change in slowdown
  • we can run deficits, but eventually unsustainable
  • fiscal policy must reverse itself at some point
  • don't expect debt to GDP growth to be sustainable
  • 2% to 2.5% growth over the next year seems quite reasonable
  • Fed is mildly accommodative now. He is perfectly content to stay there
  • Keeping an eye on leveraged loans and high-yield corporate market
  • greater volatility has caused risk to be reassessed