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The following is a list of past and present chairs of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. A chair serves for a four-year term after appointment, but may be reappointed for several consecutive four-year terms. Since the Federal Reserve was established in 1914, the following people have served as chair. [a] [18] [19] #
William McChesney Martin Jr. (December 17, 1906 – July 27, 1998) was an American business executive who served as the 9th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1951 to 1970, making him the longest holder of that position.
The Federal Reserve increased signalling with forward guidance, press conferences, and economic forecasting. [49] On August 25, 2009, President Barack Obama announced he would nominate Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. [50] In October 2013, he nominated Janet Yellen to succeed Bernanke.
The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States.It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.
Meeting date. Rate change. Target. January 9, 1991: Conference call-25 basis points. 6.75 percent. February 1, 1991: Conference call-50 basis points. 6.25 percent
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in 2022 Current and living former governors as of May 1, 2014 The following is a list of past and present members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Long-term unemployment rose to a record high [12] while labor force participation fell off sharply as many of the unemployed gave up looking for work. [13] In an effort to spur economic growth, the Federal Reserve engaged in three rounds of quantitative easing, while the federal funds rate was kept near zero for an unprecedented seven years. [14]
A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve Districts that were created by the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. [1]