Janet Yellen has been voted in by the US Senate to become the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve.
The vote to approve her was 56-26, with particular support from the Democrats, while many Republicans voted against her appointment. She will succeed Ben Bernanke on 31 January, when his second four-year term as chairman expires. Yellen (pictured) is currently the Fed's vice chair and will become the first woman to run the US central bank in its 100-year history. She takes over the reigns as the bank finally begins to unwind its monetary stimulus, a decision announced at the end of 2013. Yellen was a key force behind the bank's efforts to boost the US economy, most notably votin...
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