Follow Janet Louise Yellen through 5 dated historical records for United States of America.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
Janet Yellen begins service as chair of the Federal Reserve Board, becoming the first woman to lead the United States central bank and taking office as policymakers continue the post-crisis normalization process.
Role range: 2014-2018
The Federal Open Market Committee publishes principles for eventually normalizing monetary policy, explaining how it expects to raise short-term interest rates and later reduce the Federal Reserve's enlarged securities holdings.
Role range: 2014-2018
The Federal Open Market Committee ends the additional asset purchases begun during the financial crisis and weak recovery, while continuing to reinvest principal payments and maintain a large Federal Reserve balance sheet.
Role range: 2014-2018
The Federal Open Market Committee raises the federal funds target range to 0.25 to 0.50 percent, the first increase after seven years near zero and an important step in the normalization of monetary policy.
Role range: 2014-2018
The Federal Open Market Committee announces that its balance-sheet normalization program will begin in October, allowing increasing amounts of maturing Treasury and agency securities to run off rather than be fully reinvested.
Role range: 2014-2018
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