Soft-spoken Yellen wields outsize influence as Fed’s No. 2
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If the Federal Reserve delivers another jolt of monetary stimulus to try to stir the U. S. economy back to life, it will be in part because of the powers of persuasion of a soft-spoken, former Berkeley professor. From her corner office just down the hall from Chairman Ben Bernanke’s, Janet Yellen is one of the most influential economic policymakers in the world, backing bold action by the U. S. central bank at a time when much of Washington treats "stimulus" as a dirty word. . . .
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