If Donald Trump wins November’s presidential election, there is now a clear possibility that Fed Chair Janet Yellen would resign almost immediately, perhaps even before the mid-December FOMC meeting. It is hard to see how she could continue in her position until her current term expires in early 2018. Vice Chair Stanley Fischer would make an admirable short-term replacement, however, which should limit any market fallout in the immediate aftermath.
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