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Fed Reduces Bond Purchases By Additional $10 Billion

March 19, 2014 • Citing progress in the labor markets, the Federal Reserve said it would continue winding down its economic stimulus program. But Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. economy still faces headwinds.

Senate Confirms Janet Yellen As Federal Reserve Chair

The Senate has approved Janet Yellen as the next head of the Federal Reserve. At a ceremony commemorating the Fed's centennial last month, Yellen sat with (from left-to-right) former chairmen Paul Volker and Alan Greenspan, and current Fed leader Ben Bernanke. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption

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Senate Confirms Janet Yellen As Federal Reserve Chair

January 6, 2014 • Janet Yellen, 67, will become the first woman to serve as America's banking chief, heading an institution that was established in 1913.

U.S. Job Market Seen As X Factor In Fed's Stimulus Plans

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday. Stocks rose in the moments after details of the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting were released today. Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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November 19, 2010 • Bernanke said the Fed's $600 billion Treasury bond buywas just another way to do what the Fed does when it lowers key interest rates. The alternative, he said, was to risk more unemployment and economic woes in the U.S. and eventually the world.