Fed’s Rosengren: US cannot afford housing market ‘boom and bust’ – FT

In a Financial Times (FT) on Monday, Eric Rosengren, the President of the Boston Federal Reserve (Fed) said that the US can't afford a ‘boom and bust cycle’ in the housing market.

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You don't want too much exuberance in the housing market.

It's worth paying close attention to what is happening in the housing market.

Not saying that there will be a bust.

Such cycles have occurred multiple times, a source of financial stability concerns.

Market reaction

The US dollar index is holding the higher ground around 91.85, unfazed by the above comments.

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