Yellen: Fed Has ‘Extremely Limited’ Authority to Help Resolve Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis – Morning Consult
The Federal Reserves legal authority to give Puerto Rico emergency funding to help it emerge from a $70 billion debt crisis is extremely limited, Fed Chair Janet Yellen told senators on Tuesday. I think our authority is extremely limited, and it wouldnt be appropriate for us to give loans to Puerto Rico, Yellen said in response to…

