US Senate Confirms Janet Yellen to Head Federal Reserve Monday Jan 06,2014

US Senate confirms Janet Yellen to lead Federal Reserve

 

Janet Yellen made history on Monday Jan 06,2014 as the U.S. Senate confirmed her to be the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve in its 100-year history

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US President Barack Obama nominate Federal Reserve Vice-Chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US central bank on Wednesday Oct 9,2013

If confirmed by the US Senate, Janet Yellen would replace Ben Bernanke, who has held the post for eight years

Janet Yellen has been deputy of Ben Bernanke for the last two years, and would become the first woman to head the Federal Reserve