Janet Yellen will become the first woman to hold the most powerful job in the world economy after administration officials said that president Barack Obama would nominate her as chair of the US Federal Reserve.
Mr Obama will formally nominate Ms Yellen in at a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday. Current chairman Ben Bernanke will also attend.
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