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Obama eyes Fed picks in central bank revamp

AFP Global Edition 6 days ago

US President Barack Obama is strongly considering three candidates to fill vacancies at the Federal Reserve board, the White House said as he moves to revamp the central bank. San Francisco regional central bank chief Janet Yellen, a policy dove, is a ...

Summary Box: Obama mulls choices for Fed vacancies

AP News 6 days ago

Summary Box: Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy RESHAPING THE FED: President Barack Obama needs to fill three vacancies at the Federal Reserve. Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, is his top pick to be ...

Yellen at Fed would likely favor low-rate policy

AP News 6 days ago

Yellen emerges as likely pick for Fed; would favor low-rate policies to ease unemployment President Barack Obama's likely choice of Janet Yellen to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve would favor a policy that stresses low interest rates to ease unemployment ...

Obama identifies three possible Fed picks

AFP American Edition 6 days ago

US President Barack Obama is giving "strong consideration" to naming three officials to fill vacancies at the Federal Reserve board, the White House said Friday as he moves to revamp the central bank. San Francisco regional central bank chief Janet Yellen, a ...

Yellen leads picks for Fed seat

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 6 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a monetary policy dove, tops President Barack Obama's list to be No. 2 at U.S. central bank, the White House said on Friday. Sarah Raskin, commissioner of financial regulation for the ...

Obama eyes dovish policymaker as Fed number two

AFP American Edition 6 days ago

US President Barack Obama is giving "strong consideration" to nominating San Francisco regional central bank chief Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve Board number two, the White House said Friday. A policy dove, Yellen, 63, has strongly backed Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's ...

Fed Nominee

AP News 7 days ago

FILE - In this April 16, 2008 file photo, Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco speaks in Alameda, Calif. President Barack Obama intends to nominate Yellen to take over as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, ...

Obama eyes dovish policymaker as Fed number two: reports

AFP American Edition 7 days ago

US President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco regional central bank chief Janet Yellen, a policy dove, as Federal Reserve Board number two, news reports said Friday. Yellen, 63, has been a strong supporter of Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's policy ...

US slips into recession: Federal Reserve

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

<div><p>The United States has entered a recession, the head of the San Francisco branch of the Federal Reserve, the nation's central bank, said Tuesday.</p><p>"The recent flow of economic data suggests that the economy was weaker than expected in the third quarter, probably ...

US appears to be in recession: San Francisco Fed chief

AFP Global Edition 19 days ago

<div><p>The United States "appears to be in a recession," Janet Yellen, the head of the San Francisco branch of the Federal Reserve, has said.</p><p>"The recent flow of economic data suggests that the economy was weaker than expected in the third quarter, probably ...

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