WASHINGTON: As President Donald Trump looks to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve, an unexpected frontrunner has emerged to lead the US central bank: current Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

Trump, in an interview Tuesday with the Wall Street Journal, confirmed that Yellen, who has led the Fed since 2014, was “in the running, absolutely,” along with his National Economic Council director Gary Cohn.

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