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Business
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Economy
5/24/2023 7:07:55 PM
President Joe Biden offered to freeze government spending at current levels during crunch debt talks with Republicans, which would reduce the deficit by $1 trillion, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
5/16/2023 2:42:06 PM
The US government is facing increased borrowing costs due to the political crisis surrounding the nation's borrowing limit, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
5/11/2023 10:20:19 AM
Political brinkmanship over raising the US debt ceiling risks "serious economic costs" even without the "catastrophe" of a default, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Thursday at G7 finance talks in Japan.
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Business
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Economy
5/7/2023 8:54:48 PM
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Sunday that unless Congress acts soon to raise the nation's debt ceiling, "financial and economic chaos would ensue."
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Business
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Economy
4/16/2023 8:12:14 PM
Economic sanctions imposed on Russia and other countries by the United States put the dollar's dominance at risk as targeted nations seek out an alternative, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday.
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World
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International
3/28/2023 5:41:44 PM
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will announce America's commitment to enhancing corporate transparency along with more than 20 other countries at the Summit for Democracy on Tuesday.
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Business
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Economy
3/21/2023 2:23:31 PM
The US banking sector is "stabilizing" after the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank rattled the industry, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will tell a summit Tuesday, according to prepared remarks.
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Business
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Tech
3/12/2023 7:27:49 PM
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the government wanted to avoid financial "contagion" from the implosion of the Silicon Valley Bank but ruled out a bailout of the institution.
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World
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War in Ukraine
2/23/2023 12:41:16 PM
Sanctions imposed on Russia are having a "very significant effect", US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday, calling the invasion of Ukraine a "strategic failure" by Vladimir Putin.
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Business
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Economy
2/1/2023 6:30:24 PM
The United States hit its borrowing cap of $31.4 trillion in January, prompting the start of measures to avoid a default as Democrats and Republicans head towards another clash on raising or suspending the country's debt limit.
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World
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Region
1/23/2023 12:33:46 PM
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she's in a capital city that is visibly dominated by Chinese dollars.
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World
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Africa
1/21/2023 4:11:31 PM
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday the histories of the United States and Africa were "intimately connected" by the "tragedy" of slavery, as Washington seeks to strengthen relations with the continent.
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World
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Region
1/18/2023 12:10:20 PM
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Wednesday with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences and ``prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict'' as the two nations try to thaw relations.
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World
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International
9/11/2022 8:26:00 PM
The United States faces "a risk" of recession as its battle against inflation could slow the nation's economy, but a serious downturn can still be avoided, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday.
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War in Ukraine
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Humanitarian
8/8/2022 8:55:46 PM
The World Bank on Monday announced it was mobilizing another $4.5 billion in US-provided financial support for war-torn Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
8/2/2022 10:53:24 PM
Washington on Tuesday imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Kremlin-connected elites for their role in supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine
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Military
6/6/2022 10:46:00 PM
Russia's Foreign Ministry announced Monday that is levying sanctions on 61 US nationals,.
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
4/23/2022 4:04:55 PM
The United States unleashed some of its toughest actions against Russian President Vladimir Putin right after he rolled his troops into Ukraine. Polls in the U.S. find that people want Washington to do more. So what's left, financially, diplomatically and militarily, to step up the pressure?
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/18/2022 10:10:14 PM
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during this week's big meetings of global economic leaders in Washington, but she'll be trying to avoid most contact with Russian officials who plan to attend some portions of the event virtually.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
4/13/2022 7:33:37 PM
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday urged China to use its ``special relationship with Russia'' to persuade Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
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