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Members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors held a meeting to discuss the Volcker rule. The rule, a part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, aims to curtail risky transactions by banning banks…

Members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors commented on the Volcker Rule as they unanimously approved it. The rule aims to curtail risky transactions by banning banks from making inve…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Janet Yellen for Federal Reserve chair. Many senators' questions focused on when the Federal Reser…

President Obama nominated Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as the new Federal Reserve chair.

Janet Yellen talked about the economy. She said that the Federal Reserve’s recent monetary policies in purchasing assets and lower interest rates had contributed to improvements in the econo…

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen talked about the Federal Reserve’s recent efforts to keep interest rates low. She defended the central bank’s actions and said the greatest threat to …

Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and Matthias Machnig, minister of economy for the German Federal State of Thuringia, discussed the U.S. and Europea…