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Ben Shalom Bernanke [2] (/ b ər ˈ n æ ŋ k i / bər-NANG-kee; born December 13, 1953) is an American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. After leaving the Federal Reserve, he was appointed a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution .
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First first lady to wear trousers in an official first lady portrait. [71] First first lady with an office in the West Wing. [72] First first lady to win a Grammy Award. [73] First first lady to be subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury. [74] First first lady to run for and to win elected office (for senator from New York in 2000). [75]
Since AOL is no longer of the Time-Warner body, it's easy to say Time made a mistake when it announced this week that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke should be its Person of the Year. But if ...
Susan Walsh/APBen Bernanke on Friday as he left the Federal Reserve for the last time as chairman. After eight years in office, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has left the building. Over ...
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In July 2009, Yellen was mentioned as a potential successor to Chairman Ben Bernanke when his term was set to expire before he was re-nominated for a second four-year term. [53] She eventually emerged as the leading contender for vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board in March 2010, [ 54 ] and following her Senate confirmation, she resigned ...
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