This is the most expensive rug ever sold. This beautiful seventeenth century Persian rug sold for nearly $34 million today at a Sotheby's auction in New York City.
The current chair is Janet Yellen, who took over for Ben Bernanke on February 3, 2014. There are 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks located in major cities around the country that operate under the supervision of the Board of Governors.
Alan Greenspan. Photo Illustration; Greenspan: Alex Wong / Getty; Getty. The Federal Reserve chairman â an economist and a disciple of libertarian icon Ayn Rand â met his first major challenge in office by preventing the 1987 stock-market crash from spiraling into something much worse.