📰 🔸 YELLEN: PESSIMISM ABOUT THE ECONOMY HAS PROVEN UNWARRANTED. 🔸 YELLEN: SOME SURVEYS ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW THAT AMERICANS ARE MORE OPTIMISTIC. 🔸 YELLEN: REAL WAGE INCREASES MEAN AMERICANS ARE GETTING AHEAD 🔸 YELLEN: WHAT WE’RE SEEING NOW CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A SOFT LANDING.