FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at his news conference following the closed two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
  • Stocks, houses, and commercial real estate look expensive to the Fed's economists.
  • The central bank's staffers said valuations are stretched and under "notable" pressure.
  • They issued a positive outlook for the US economy, but flagged risks to the financial system.

Stocks, houses, and commercial property look expensive — and there's a significant risk their values could fall, the Federal Reserve's economists said.