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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

First Female to Lead Federal Reserve

On October 9, 2013, President Obama nominated Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen as the next Chairman of Federal Reserve. A historic and eventful eight-year streak of Ben Barnanke will end on January 31, 2014.

On January 6, 2014, Janet Yellen was confirmed by the Senate by 56-26 vote, with all the opposition votes being casted by the Republican Senators. Yellen takes over on February 1, 2014 from Ben Barnanke.

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