Fed's Gramlich on raising national saving

In a speech on 'The importance of raising national saving' given on 2 March, Edward Gramlich of the Federal Reserve said the United States would seem well-advised to minimize risks by raising its own national saving to finance its own investment.

He also said the United States was nearing "most definitions" of full employment. The US unemployment rate stood at 5.2 per cent in January.

"The Fed acted aggressively against the soft spot by lowering interest rates but were able to bring financial

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