Whentherightpersonisholdingtherightjobattherightmoment,thatperson’sinfluenceisgreatlyexpanded.ThatisthepositioninwhichJanetYellen,whoisexpectedtobeconfirmedasthenextchairoftheFederalReserveBank(FeD.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%,stabilizesmarketsandmakessurethattherecoveryismoreinclusiveand

robust.AsPrincetonProfessorAlanBlindersays,“She’ssmartasawhip,deeplylogical,willingtoarguebutalsoagood

listener.Shecanpersuadewithoutcreatinghostility.”Allthosetraitswillbeusefulastheglobaleconomy’snewpowerplayer

takesonitsmostannoyingproblems.

WhatdomanypeoplethinkisthebiggestproblemfacingJanetYellen?

Lackofmoney.

Subprimecrisis.

Unemployment.

Socialinstability.

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正确答案

本题考查细节。

NN-PO的manypeople和thebiggest定位句指出，很多人都认为problem定位到首段第三句。失业是这个时代主要的经济和社会关注点，综上，C选项正确。

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