Fed's Kashkari: Reducing immigration to U.S. will slow economic growth

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari gave additional remarks in the last hour, with the key quotes, via Reuters, found below:

  • Today's innovations, like Facebook, Twitter, don't move the needle much on the overall economy
  • Reducing immigration to U.S. will slow economic growth
  • If businesses are really struggling to find workers, they will raise wages
  • He believes shrinking the Fed's balance sheet will be orderly, have little impact on markets
  • Higher wages can't solve affordable housing problem; regulations are keep housing supply from increasing

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