Warns Higher Long-Term Rates Could Reverse Housing, Stock Gains By Nell Henderson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, August 27, 2005; Page A01
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., Aug. 26 -- Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday that recent gains in U.S. home prices, stock values and other forms of wealth may be temporary and could easily erode if long-term interest rates rise.
Households and businesses have been able to spend more by transforming houses, stock and other assets into cash, he noted. But Americans should not assume that such good times will roll on forever.
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