Sexism Clouds the Fed Succession Saga

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(Corrects characterization of Fisher quote in thirdparagraph of a column published July 18.)

July 18 (Bloomberg) -- The favored parlor game of thepolitical-economic complex right now is guessing who willreplace Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Theclear front-runner is Federal Reserve Vice Chairman JanetYellen. But she’s by no means a sure thing.