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Federal Reserve System

The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve, and informally as the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States.

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Powell Sworn In As Fed Governor

Former investment banker Jerome Powell was sworn Friday in as a member of the Federal Reserve Board, the central bank announced.

Powell, a former partner in the private equity firm, the Carlyle Group LP was confirmed to a Fed seat with a term expiring in January 2014. Powell and Harvard professor Jeremy Stein were confirmed by the Senate last week. Once Stein is sworn in, the Fed will be at full strength with seven governors for the first time since 2006.Copyright © 2012 MarketWatch, Inc....

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