For background, contemplate a recent New York Times opinion piece by former Federal Reserve Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet ...

Janet Yellen rejects Trump’s idea of a Fed 'shadow president,' warning it threatens the Fed’s independence and economic ...

Mr. Bernanke and Ms. Yellen are both economists and former chairs of the Federal Reserve. As former chairs of the Federal ...

Former Federal Reserve Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen have cautioned that President Donald Trump‘s ongoing pressure on ...

Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell against calls for his resignation.

Former Federal Reserve Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen condemned President Trump’s pressure campaign against its current ...

Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen is a former Treasury Secretary, former head of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, and current professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley.

Before Paul Volcker became an all-powerful Fed Chief in 1979, the agency frequently deferred to the White House.

The Federal Reserve’s independence from political interference, viewed as sacrosanct inside the central bank, is under siege.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the nation's central bank, the White House said today.