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Republican Sen. Ran Paul is threatening to put a hold on the nomination of Janet Yellen to become the next Federal Reserve chairman.

A recent spate of weak economic data could sharpen resistance to Janet Yellen's nomination as Federel Reserve chair and turn her confirmation hearings into a referendum on long-term Fed stimulus.  

The U.S. economy added 148,000 jobs in September, not nearly enough to persuade the Fed to begin scaling back easy-money policies.

Washington’s 11th-hour budget deal and the 16-day government shutdown has thrown a new wrinkle into projections of when the central bank will start tapering its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program. 

The Treasury Department said a U.S. debt default due to ongoing budget standoff in Congress could have a 'catastrophic' effect on the economy.

The White House said Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen is the leading contender to replace Chairman Ben Bernanke.

It’s time to get the markets back to relying on forward guidance from companies on earnings, and not the Federal Reserve’s forward guidance on its extraordinary policies in place for five years now.

The U.S. added just 169,000 jobs in August, a number likely to intensify and prolong the debate over when and how the Fed should scale back QE3.

The U.S. economy added 195,000 jobs in June, ahead of forecasts, perhaps partially alleviating concerns that the labor market is stuck in neutral.

By some important gauges inflation has recently fallen below levels deemed desirable by the Fed.

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Central bankers around the world continue to have unprecedented influence over global financial markets.

The delicate unwinding of the Fed's easy money policies is expected to begin with an announcement Wednesday. 

Over 400 U.S. economists have signed an open letter urging President Obama to select Janet Yellen as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Some believe the former Treasury secretary is the odds-on favorite to replace Ben Bernanke at the Fed.

Will they or won’t they, that’s the question investors will be asking next week as the Federal Reserve once again mulls whether to begin scaling back its easy-money policies.

Former Fed official Donald Kohn believes stronger data and the budget deal in D.C. raise the chances of a December move by the Fed. 

With Washington in disarray, the increasingly powerful Federal Reserve has morphed into the unofficial fourth branch of the U.S. government. 

Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen took center stage today before a Senate committee in her bid to replace Ben Bernanke at the central bank's helm.