“The Federal Reserve may be about to discover that letting the data drive its decisions on raising interest rates is easier said than done. Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s new strategy, a departure from six years of explicit guidance, calls for adjusting policy according to how the economy evolves. That will make it harder for investors to predict the Fed’s decisions, and risks hurting growth if a surprise triggers a surge in bond yields that stifles business investment and starves the housing recovery.”
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