The first ladies of finance

How the relationship between Janet Yellen and Christine Lagarde could shape our economic destiny

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In the first in a series of dispatches examining the human stories behind the business and financial trends now shaping America, we swoop in on the relationship between two women who have the world's financial future in their hands. What makes them tick?

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