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Yellen takes the helm at the Fed

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January 31, 2014

On Monday, Janet Yellen becomes chairwoman of the US Federal Reserve, the first woman ever to hold that office. With emerging markets reeling from the Fed's tapering off of its quantitative easing stimulus measures, Yellen is already facing her first challenge.

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