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Whentherightpersonisholdingtherightjobattherightmoment,

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thatpersonsinfluenceisgreatlyexpanded.Thatisthepositionin

whichanetYellen,whoisexpectedtobeconfirmedasthenextchair

oftheFederalReserveBank(Fed)inanuary,nowfindsherself.Ifyou

believe,asmanydo,thatunemploymentisthemajoreconomicandsocial

concernofourday,thenitisnostretchtothinkYellenisthenost

powerfulpersonintheworldrightnow.

Throughoutthefinancialcrisisandtherecessionandrecoverythat

followed,centralbankshavetakenontheroleofstimulatorsoflast

resort,holdinguptheglobaleconomywithvastamountsofmoneyinthe

formofassetbuying.Yellen,previouslyaFedvicechair,wasoneof

theprincipalarchitectsoftheFeds$3.8trillionmoneydump.Astar

economistknownforhergroundbreakingworkonlabormarkets,Yellen

wasakindofprophetessearlyoninthecrisisforherwarningsaoout

thesubprime(次级债)meltdown.NowitwillbeherjobtogettheFed

andthemarketsoutofthebiggestandmostunconventionalmonetary

programinhistorywithoutderai1ingthefragilerecovery.

ThegoodnewsisthatYellen,67,isparticularlywellsuitedtomeet

thesechallenges.Shehasakeenunderstandingoffinancialmarkets,an

appreciationfortheirimperfectionsandastrongbeliefthathuman

sufferingwasmorerelatedtounemploymentthananythingelse.

SomeexpertsworrythatYellenwillbeinclinedtochaseunemployment

totheneglectofinflation.Butwithwagesstillrelativelyflatand

theeconomyincreasinglydividedbetweenthewell-offandthelong-term

unemployed,morepeopleworryabouttheopposite,deflation(通货紧缩)

thatwouldaggravatethe