Whentherightpersonisholdingtherightjobattherightmoment,thatperson’sinfluenceisgreatlyexpanded.ThatisthepositioninwhichJanetYellen,whoisexpectedtobeconfirmedasthenextchairoftheFederalReserveBank(Fe D.in January,nowfindsherself.Ifyoubelieve,asmanydo,thatunemploymentisthemajoreconomicandsocialconcernofour day,thenitisnostretchtothinkYellenisthemostpowerfulpersonintheworldrightnow.Throughoutthe2008financial crisisandtherecessionandrecoverythatfollowed,centralbankshavetakenontheroleofstimulatorsoflastresort,holding uptheglobaleconomywithvastamountsofmoneyintheformofassetbuying.Yellen,previouslyaFedvicechair,wasoneoftheprincipalarchitectsoftheFed's$3.8trillionmoneydump.Astareconomistknownforhergroundbreakingworkonlabor markets,Yellenwasakindofprophetessearlyoninthecrisisforherwarningsaboutthesubprime(次级债)meltdown.NowitwillbeherjobtogettheFedandthemarketsoutofthebiggestandmostunconventionalmonetaryprograminhistorywithoutderailingthefragilerecovery.ThegoodnewsisthatYellen,67,isparticularlywellsuitedtomeetthesechallenges.Shehasakeenunderstandingoffinancialmarkets,anappreciationfortheirimperfectionsandastrongbeliefthathumansufferingwasmorerelatedtounemploymentthananythingelse. SomeexpertsworrythatYellenwillbeinclinedtochaseunemploymenttotheneglectofinflation. Butwithwagesstillrelativelyflatandtheeconomyincreasinglydividedbetweenthewell-offandthelong-term unemployed,morepeopleworryabouttheopposite,deflation(通货紧缩)thatwouldaggravatetheeconomy’sproblems. Eitherway,theincomingFedchiefwillhavetowalkafinelineinslowlyendingthestimulus.Itmustbesteadyenoughto deflatebubblesandbringmarketsbackdowntoearthbutnotsoquickthatitcreatesanothercreditcrisis. UnlikemanypastFedleaders,Yellenisnotonetobuyintothefinanceindustry'sargumentthatitshouldbeleftaloneto regulateitself.SheknowsallalongtheFedhasbeentooslackonregulationoffinance.Yellenislikelytoaddresstheissue rightaftershepushesunemploymentbelow6%,stabilizesmarketsandmakessurethattherecoveryismoreinclusivean D.robust.AsPrincetonProfessorAlanBlindersays,“She’ssmartasawhip,deeplylogical,willingtoarguebutalsoagood listener.Shecanpersuadewithoutcreatinghostility.”Allthosetraitswillbeusefulastheglobaleconomy’snewpowerplayer takesonitsmostannoyingproblems. WhatdomanypeoplethinkisthebiggestproblemfacingJanetYellen《》()
A.Lack of money. B.Subprime crisis. C.Unemployment. D.Social instability.正确答案C
