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Biden to nominate ex-Fed Chair Janet Yellen to Treasury: source
WASHINGTON, Nov 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to head the US Treasury, a financial source with knowledge of the incoming administration’s decision said Monday.
If confirmed by the Senate, the 74-year-old would make history as the first female head of the department, and be tasked with steering the world’s largest economy as it struggles with mass layoffs and a sharp growth slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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