Yellen Concedes Point on Dominance of Banks — U.S. Corporations Hoarding “A Lot of Cash”
Fed Chair Janet Yellen didn’t seem too put off by the idea that Wall Street dominance is weighing down the country. The central banker was pressed about the theory positing that the growth of the financial sector, over the past few decades, has choked off commercial activity in other industries. Yellen noted that American corporations have, in recent years, been hoarding money and failing to inject capital into the tangible economy, much to the dismay of policymakers. “For many years, many American companies have been…