Yellen to meet US allies during IMF, World Bank meetings, press China on growth
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with finance ministers from U.S. allies this week to discuss a number of key issues, including shoring up supply…
Yellen says World Bank nominee’s credentials will overcome selection criticism
By David Lawder BENGALURU (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Saturday that she believes the strong qualifications of the U.S. nominee to lead the World Bank, ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay…
Yellen says U.S. inflation fight ‘not a straight line’ after price rise data
By David Lawder BENGALURU (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters on Saturday that new U.S. data showing inflation jumped unexpectedly in January signals that the fight against inflation “is…
Yellen says Russian officials at G20 meeting ‘complicit’ in war atrocities
BENGALURU (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused Russian officials attending a G20 finance leaders meeting on Friday of being “complicit” in atrocities in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and for the…
U.S. default would cause job, benefits losses, Yellen tells counties
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned county leaders on Tuesday that their residents could lose jobs and federal benefit payments if Congress allows the United States…
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen: inflation remains elevated but there are encouraging signs
By David Lawder and Kanishka Singh SPRING HILL, Tenn./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that while inflation remained elevated, there were encouraging signs that supply-demand mismatches were…
Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa
By Andrea Shalal MWALUMINA VILLAGE, Chongwe District, Zambia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday called for urgent action to improve long-term food security in Africa and around the world,…
U.S. wants to see quicker progress on World Bank reforms- Yellen
By Andrea Shalal LUSAKA (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the United States wanted to see quicker progress on the World Bank’s plans for expanding its lending capacity…
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen says IRS needs to be ‘completely redone’
By Andrea Shalal LUSAKA, Zambia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said rebuilding the Internal Revenue Service would be one of her top priorities in coming years, putting her…
Yellen says setting price caps on Russian refined oil products ‘complicated’
By Andrea Shalal DAKAR (Reuters) – Western countries are working to structure price caps on Russian refined petroleum products to ensure continued flow of Russian diesel, but the markets are complicated and…
Failure to cut debt burden of some countries could hamper growth, spark conflict – Yellen
DAKAR (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday underscored the urgent need to reduce the debt burden of heavily indebted countries, warning that failure to do so would set back…
U.S.’s Yellen chairs meeting with UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand ministers
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen chaired a meeting of finance ministers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, Britain’s finance ministry said in a statement published on…
Yellen, China’s ambassador discuss economic developments, U.S. Treasury says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with China’s ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, on Thursday to discuss their “views on global macroeconomic and financial developments,” the Treasury…
Yellen ‘open’ to visiting China, will seek deeper economic engagement
By Andrea Shalal FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said she was “open” to visit China as she seeks to deepen economic engagement with Beijing after…
Yellen sees key role for Treasury’s racial equity council despite Republican criticism
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said a new racial equity advisory committee, which has drawn the ire of Republican lawmakers, would play a big…
U.S. Treasury Yellen: Twitter should be held to certain standards for content
By David Lawder NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said social media company Twitter should be held to certain standards for content, arguing that it is “not…
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen says cryptocurrencies need regulation
By David Lawder NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said recent turmoil in the cryptocurrency market has not spilled over to the banking sector, but she remained…
Yellen says she ‘certainly’ plans to remain as Treasury secretary
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said she “certainly” planned to stay on in her job for the duration of President Joe Biden’s term, dismissing speculation she…
Yellen says unemployment rate in 4% range is ‘healthy’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that she was not sure what an acceptable unemployment rate is for the current economic outlook, but said that the…
Disbursement of $4.5 billion in U.S. aid for Ukraine to begin in coming weeks, Yellen says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Disbursement of $4.5 billion in economic aid for Ukraine will begin in the coming weeks, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday. The funds, which were approved in…
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen says crypto markets need better oversight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that crypto markets need more robust oversight, days after cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed. “The recent failure of a major cryptocurrency exchange and…
Yellen calls for international help for Ukraine after wave of missile attacks
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday called for international support for Ukraine and said she wanted to acknowledge a wave of Russian missile attacks on the…
Yellen, China central bank governor Yi met for two hours of talks -U.S. official
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met for two hours of talks with China’s central bank governor Yi Gang on Wednesday at the G20 summit in Bali, a…
Yellen hopes Biden-Xi G20 meeting will boost U.S.-China economic engagement
By David Lawder NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she hopes President Joe Biden’s meeting on Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping leads to increased engagement on…
France’s top priority is ending inflation, Le Maire tells Yellen at G20
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that Europe and France were paying a heavy price for Russia’s actions in Ukraine through higher energy prices…
Yellen to seek clarity from China on COVID, property -officials
By David Lawder NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will seek clarity on China’s plans to ease its COVID-19 restrictions and deal with problems in its property sector…
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