US Senate confirms Janet Yellen to lead Federal Reserve

The US Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen as the next head of the US Federal Reserve. It was the last procedural hurdle Ms Yellen faced before taking over from outgoing chair Ben Bernanke on 1 February 2014. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25631756#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa