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Current Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen (left) and Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell (right), Yellen's successor.
Powell, a current Fed governor, was confirmed by a vote of 85-12, paving the way for him to replace current Chair Janet Yellen when she steps down next month.
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Analysts say Powell's appointment offered Trump the chance both to remove an Obama appointee, while also signaling to markets that he favoured continuity with the slow and deliberate rate increases that had won Yellen plaudits at the end of her term.
In addition to being a Democrat and the first female chief of the US central bank, Yellen was also a defender of the regulations enacted following the financial crisis - putting her at odds with the current White House's deregulation agenda.
Powell, 64, had already been through the Senate confirmation process before becoming a Fed governor in 2012. Since then, he has never dissented from any of the central bank's monetary decisions.
During a drawn out search process Andy Isabella Raiders Jersey , Powell emerged as a centrist, consensus candidate - a Republican unlikely to raise rates too quickly but amenable to loosening financial regulations in ways long sought by Wall Street.
In promoting Powell to the Fed leadership, Trump takes another step toward remolding the central bank in his image, with four vacancies on the Fed's board of governors yet to be filled.
In November, Trump also nominated university professor and conservative economist Marvin Goodfriend to fill one of the vacancies.
Goodfriend appeared on Tuesday for Senate confirmation hearings, where lawmakers grilled him about predictions - which were never borne out - that Fed stimulus following the 2008 financial meltdown would drive up inflation without aiding the economic recovery.
Yellen has led the central bank since 2014 and will relinquish the leadership post just as the US economic recovery is cresting Byron Murphy Raiders Jersey , having overseen falling unemployment, robust growth and low inflation - conditions that have won her praise from many, including Trump.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Seabed Constructor, the vesselused by U.S. firm Ocean Infinity to locate the missing MH370aircraft, has arrived at the search area and begun the searchoperation Kyler Murray Raiders Jersey , said Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation onTuesday.
It said Ocean Infinity began its operation by launching thefirst autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) at 02:55 Malaysia time(1855 GMT) on Monday.
Seabed Constructor brought with it eight such AUVs packed withsensors, detectors and cameras. Ocean Infinity said they arecapable to comb some 1,200 square km per day, much faster thanprevious search efforts, which means they will finish the whole25,000 square km search area within three or four weeks.
The Malaysian government signed a deal with Ocean Infinityearlier this month Howie Long Youth Jersey , which grants the U.S. firm 90 days to locatethe missing aircraft on a "no cure, no fee" basis. If the wreckageor the black box were found, Malaysia will pay the firm up to 70million U.S. dollars, subject to the size of the actual searcharea.
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Home > Home InspectionPurchasing A Home And Tips To Guide You Through The Maze!
Posted by alisonreid29 in Home on January 21st, 2015
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When you are buying a home you should always try to make sure that there hasn't been any work done that didn't have a permit. Things like a extra room or a kitchen update need a permit, and if there wasn't one you may be the party that has to bring it up to code if it isn't.
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To save money on your real estate taxes, you should challenge the bill each time it comes out. Every taxing authority has a formal process to ask for them to reevaluate your property and many homeowners find that they are able to get the value down, simply by providing information about prices that other homes in the area have recently sold for.
One important tip when it comes to real estate is to be sure to investigate the school district that the home falls within if you have kids or plan on having them. This is important because the quality of school districts may vary greatly from town to town. This may not seem important if you do not have kids yet, but will be extremely important to your peace of mind and your child's education.
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