Fed Chair Yellen 'Absolutely' Intends to Serve Out Term

Fed Chair Yellen 'Absolutely' Intends to Serve Out Term

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The transcript discusses the history of U.S. presidents renominating Federal Reserve chairs, highlighting examples such as Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama. It then transitions to a question about the current Fed Chair's willingness to serve another term if renominated by President Trump. The Fed Chair expresses a commitment to fulfilling the current term and focusing on achieving congressionally mandated objectives, without having considered future renomination at this point.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which U.S. president renominated Paul Volcker as Fed chair?

George W. Bush

Ronald Reagan

Barack Obama

Bill Clinton

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who did Bill Clinton renominate as the Federal Reserve chair?

Alan Greenspan

Janet Yellen

Paul Volcker

Ben Bernanke

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What question was posed to the current Fed chair regarding their future?

If they would lower interest rates

If they would serve another term if renominated

If they would change monetary policy

If they would resign

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Fed chair's main focus according to their response?

Achieving congressionally mandated objectives

Reducing inflation

Improving international relations

Increasing employment

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Fed chair respond to the question about serving another term?

They refused to serve another term

They had not given it much thought

They were undecided

They were eager to serve another term