Yellen rebrands Biden economic agenda as 'modern supply-side economics'
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen employed a Reagan-era phrase favored by Republicans to assert that Democrats' spending plans will boost the U.S. economy's productive capacity.
China may be the answer to Janet Yellen's 'mystery'
China is no longer easily caricatured as a place with a limitless supply of cheap labor churning out bargain-basement stuff for consumers and businesses around the world.
What happens when women run the economy? We're about to find out
Women hold top jobs in U.S. President Joe Biden's administration and many of his economic advisers also are women, as are nearly 48% of his confirmed cabinet-level officials.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls for global minimum corporate tax
Yellen said Monday she was working with G20 countries to agree to the measure, in hope of ending a "thirty-year race to the bottom."
U.S. and Japan finance chiefs vow to cooperate closely amid pandemic
Taro Aso and Janet Yellen also discussed policies related to China, noting the importance of holding close discussions among Group of Seven nations on the matter.
Janet Yellen makes history again as first female chief of U.S. Treasury
The Senate voted an overwhelming 84-15 to confirm Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the U.S. Treasury earlier this week, setting her quickly to work with Congress on coronavirus relief, reviewing U.S. sanctions policy and strengthening financial regulation. All opposition was from Republicans, ...
Biden taps veteran team to clean up after Trump’s China fights
They’ll find the region’s landscape dramatically changed after four years of "America First” upheaval.
A letter from 9 million U.S. expats to Janet Yellen
This change would align American taxation of individuals with the systems of all other developed countries. It would free us expats to live, earn, save and invest as other people do.
For Biden’s economic team, an early focus on climate
One issue that could distinguish Biden’s core economic team from its predecessors? Climate change.
New York Fed chief William Dudley, key advocate of Janet Yellen policy, set to retire: CNBC
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley is close to announcing his retirement, CNBC reported, citing several people familiar with his plans. Dudley, who turns 65 in January, has led the New York Fed since January 2009. His term ends in January 2019 ...
Trump said to pick Jerome Powell as Fed chairman, replacing Janet Yellen
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell to the top job at the U.S. central bank, according to four people familiar with the decision. Trump has said he will announce his pick Thursday afternoon. In Powell, he will select a former ...
