El-Erian Says Yellen Remarks More Dovish Than He Was Expecting

Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz SE’s chief economic adviser, said Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen took a less aggressive stance than he thought she would on tightening monetary policy. Her remarks Wednesday were “somewhat more dovish than what I would’ve expected given what’s happening on the ground in the economy,” El-Erian said in a Bloomberg Television interview.