Fed Downplays Fears of High Consumer Debt

NEW YORK – U.S. consumers are in good financial shape, a top Fed official said on Monday, dismissing fears that high levels of household debt are unsustainable.


Concerns about a housing market bubble are also overdone, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Gary Stern said, arguing that the sector’s strength is based on solid fundamental demand.

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