Monday, May 13, 2013

A Top Contender at the Fed, Faces Test Over Easy Money





The next chief of the Federal Reserve will decide when to reverse the easy-money policies of Ben Bernanke, a judgment that could strangle the economic recovery if made too early or trigger runaway inflation if made too late.

The task could fall to Fed vice-chairwoman Janet Yellen, a top contender for the job, (assuming Mr. Bernanke steps down when his term ends in January), and a meticulous and demanding Yale-trained economist, who issued prescient, early warnings about the housing bust. After the financial crisis, she helped focus the Fed on jobless Americans, with policies aimed at stimulating the economy at least until unemployment falls to 6.5%....

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