Yellen and the Fed, a WSJ Briefing

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): The following is from a new e-book chronicling Janet Yellen’s path to Fed chairwoman. To download the full e-book for free, go to wsj.com/fed

When President Barack Obama called on Janet Yellen to become the next leader of the Federal Reserve, he placed in the hands of the five-foot-tall, gray-haired economist from Brooklyn one of the most consequential challenges of our time.

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