U.S. job growth slowed down sharply in August and more Americans gave up the hunt for work, giving a cautious Federal Reserve more reasons to wait a bit longer before raising interest rates.
Janet Yellen
In her testimony before the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said that the Fed does not possess any authority to supervise the Bitcoin, The Wall Street Journal blog MoneyBeat reported.
According to economists, the poor jobs report will most likely not prevent the Federal Reserve from proceeding with the trimming of its monthly bond purchases, Bloomberg reported.
US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen showed strength and loyalty in a two-hour confirmation hearing with the US Senate Banking Committee regarding her nomination for the Fed Chairman role.
The securities drop indicated investors' anxiety as they watch out for signs regarding the future US Federal Reserve's bond-buying program from some of its officials next week.
A Reuters report said a change in the US Federal Reserve's bond-buying program might come out from its officials as several of them, including vice chair Janet Yellen, would have speaking engagements next week.
Although US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen would be getting a backlash in the Senate due to her employer's bond-buying program, Louisiana Republican David Vitter was confident Yellen would replace Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Janet Yellen's nomination for the role of chief of US Federal Reserve would add her to the list of women who shape the US economy primarily dominated by men.
US Federal Reserve Chairman nominee Janet Yellen saw no problem in tackling both issues in US unemployment and monetary policies.
US President Barack Obama would nominate the Vice Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve to replace outgoing chairman Ben Bernanke whose term ends in January next year.
A source told Reuters that US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen was still the top choice to succeed Chairman Ben Bernanke in January.
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