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Janet Yellen faces challenges as Fed trims bond buys

By Alan Fram
Published January 7, 2014 5:00am ET
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Janet Yellen faces challenges as Fed trims bond buys
On Monday, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the nomination of Janet Yellen, the current Federal Reserve vice chairwoman, to replace Ben Bernanke as chairman. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin) | Jacquelyn Martin

WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen will take the helm of a Federal Reserve facing a significantly different economic landscape from the one that dominated Ben Bernanke’s tenure as chairman, confronting her with different decisions as well.

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