Chair of the Federal Reserve

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economic leadership position public office

The Chair of the Federal Reserve is the head of the U.S. central banking system, responsible for guiding national monetary policy and overseeing the Federal Reserve Board.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 2
Chairman of the Federal Reserve (historical usage) 1
Fed Chair 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf economic leadership position ⓘ
public office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
surface form: Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
surface form: Chairman of the Federal Reserve (historical usage)

Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
surface form: Fed Chair
appointedBy President of the United States ⓘ
chairs Federal Reserve Board of Governors ⓘ
surface form: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Federal Open Market Committee ⓘ
confirmedBy United States Senate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
firstHolder Charles S. Hamlin ⓘ
hasJurisdiction U.S. banking system oversight ⓘ
U.S. monetary policy ⓘ
hasPower influences credit conditions ⓘ
influences global financial markets ⓘ
influences money supply through open market operations ⓘ
influences short-term interest rates ⓘ
headOf Federal Reserve Board of Governors ⓘ
surface form: Federal Reserve Board
inception 1914 ⓘ
independence operates with a high degree of political independence ⓘ
legalBasis Federal Reserve Act of 1913 ⓘ
memberOf Federal Open Market Committee ⓘ
notableOfficeHolder Alan Greenspan ⓘ
Ben Bernanke ⓘ
Janet Yellen ⓘ
Jerome H. Powell ⓘ
surface form: Jerome Powell

Paul A. Volcker ⓘ
surface form: Paul Volcker
officeHolderOf Federal Reserve System ⓘ
officeLocation Eccles Building, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
partOf Federal Reserve Board of Governors ⓘ
surface form: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Federal Reserve System ⓘ
policyGoal maximum sustainable employment ⓘ
moderate long-term interest rates ⓘ
price stability ⓘ
reappointment may be reappointed for multiple terms ⓘ
reportsTo United States Congress ⓘ
testifies regularly before Congress ⓘ
residence Washington, D.C. ⓘ
responsibleFor guiding U.S. monetary policy ⓘ
maintaining financial system stability ⓘ
moderating long-term interest rates ⓘ
overseeing Federal Reserve Board operations ⓘ
promoting maximum employment ⓘ
promoting stable prices ⓘ
regulating and supervising certain financial institutions ⓘ
setting target federal funds rate with FOMC ⓘ
selectionProcess presidential nomination with Senate confirmation ⓘ
style Mr. Chairman or Madam Chair ⓘ
subordinateTo legal framework established by U.S. Congress ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chair of the Federal Reserve → alsoKnownAs → Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Chair of the Federal Reserve → alsoKnownAs → Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fed Chair
Chair of the Federal Reserve → alsoKnownAs → Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chairman of the Federal Reserve (historical usage)
Financial Stability Oversight Council → includesMember → Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Treasurer of the United States → isDistinctFrom → Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
Jerome H. Powell → positionHeld → Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
Federal Reserve Board building, Washington, D.C. → usedBy → Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
this entity surface form: Federal Reserve Chair