World news: Obama to nominate Yellen as Fed chair, Tea Party unm...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday October 09 2013     World News   Obama to nominate Yellen as Fed chair   Obama will formally nominate Ms Yellen at a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday. Current chairman Ben Bernanke will also attend       Tea Party unmoved by US default threat     Soaring US drone market under fire     Maduro seeks to rule Venezuela by decree     IMF tells nations to raise their game     Iran debates 'Death to America' slogan     Nobel Prize for Higgs boson discovery     Russia hits Lithuania with dairy ban     Brussels seeks funds to boost sea patrols     Turks welcome easing of headscarf ban         The World   Smart reads – Janet Yellen   Profiles of Janet Yellen from the FT, the NYT, the WSJ, the Post and Bloomberg Businessweek. The Centre for Public Integrity looked at her record on financial regulation; the WSJ has a piece about her management style. Ms Yellen's recent speeches give an idea of where she would take monetary policy. This June 2012 speech heralded the Fed's third round of quantitative easing. Last November, she explained changes in Fed communication, and this April, she talked about more. Continue reading »           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.