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Janet Yellen ready to become the most powerful woman in world finance

Friday, November 22nd 2013 - 03:21 UTC
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The United States Senate Banking Committee approved on Thursday Janet Yellen's nomination to become the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, sending it to the full Senate for a final vote. If she is confirmed, as is widely expected, the current No. 2 at the central bank will replace its chairman, Ben Bernanke, when his term expires on January 31, making her the most powerful woman in world finance. Read full article

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  • The Truth PaTroll

    LOL, a bank that is 17 trillion in debt and has only half a trillion in assets “powerful”?

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

    Wow are the Americans stuck in some major fork of The Nile.

    Nov 22nd, 2013 - 03:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    If she is anything like the lady at the unmighty IMF,

    then CFK is in for a christmas bonus lol.

    Nov 22nd, 2013 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    It certainly seems Obuma knows a wrong 'un when he sees one!

    WTF he keeps nominating them, and the rest keep voting for them, is utterly beyond me.

    Ah! Could it be they are all afraid that the money printing will stop?

    Make no mistake guys, it’s not the yanks who will pay for this, it’s the users of dollars who will suffer due to the inescapable permanent loss in value that this crazy, crazy action is giving the world.

    Nov 22nd, 2013 - 03:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Vestige

    Oi vey !!

    Im saying nothing.

    Nov 23rd, 2013 - 01:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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