The Fed’s Bridge Builder?

What would it mean to have Stanley Fischer as vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve? More hawkish or more dovish? Is it a bold move or a safe pick? Will he, to paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi, “bring balance to the force” by acting as a bridge between Janet Yellen and the hawkish wing, which becomes more prominent on the FOMC in 2014? The man looks like a middle-of-the-road pragmatist, with plenty of experience at the central bank …