美國參議院將表決任命耶倫爲中央銀行行長問題
The U.S. Senate appears set to confirm Janet Yellen as the new chair of the country's central bank, making her one of the most powerful figures in world economic circles.
The Senate is scheduled to vote late Monday on her nomination as chair of the Federal Reserve and analysts say she has enough votes to win confirmation. She would become the first woman to head the 100-year-old agency and replace Ben Bernanke when his eight-year tenure expires at the end of January.
The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve has often influenced world economic decisions. Economists are predicting that the 67-year-old Yellen, the Fed's current vice chair, will continue many of Bernanke's policies. They both have called for a gradual end to the central bank's direct support of the U.S. economy and continued low interest rates.
The chief economist at the country's biggest bank, James Glassman of JPMorgan Chase, tells VOA that Federal Reserve policies will be shaped by the performance of the world's largest economy as it recovers from its steep recession in 2008 and 2009.美國國會參議院看來將批准耶倫接任美國中央銀行首腦職位，使她成爲世界經濟領域權勢最大的人之一。
按照預定安排，美國參議院將於星期一晚間就任命耶倫爲美國聯邦儲備委員會主席一事進行表決。分析人士說，她將得到足夠的票數，獲得這項任命。耶倫將接替伯南克，成爲有着1百年曆史的美聯儲的首位女主席。伯南克的八年任期將於1月底屆滿。
美聯儲主席經常影響着世界範圍的經濟決策。經濟學家們預計，現年67歲的耶倫將繼續執行伯南克的許多政策。耶倫目前擔任美聯儲副主席。伯南克和耶倫都主張逐步結束美聯儲對美國經濟的直接支持，並繼續保持低利率。
美國最大銀行摩根大通的首席經濟學家格拉斯曼對美國之音說，在美國這個世界最大經濟體從2008年至2009年的大幅衰退中復甦之際，美聯儲將根據美國經濟的表現來制定政策。
