WASHINGTON: US central bank chief Janet Yellen announced Monday she would leave the Federal Reserve in February once her successor as chair was sworn in.

The decision comes less than three weeks after President Donald Trump broke with tradition to replace Yellen rather than name her for another four-year term. He tapped Fed governor Jerome Powell to take over the helm of the central bank.

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