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Trump's search for a treasury secretary who will support tariffs
by
Ellen Rolfes
Nov 22, 2024
Donald Trump wants to find a treasury secretary who can champion tariffs and keep financial markets calm.
Yellen: U.S. intends to be "transparent about the actions that we've taken" when it comes to China
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Andie Corban
Jul 10, 2023
"Especially with COVID ... we've grown apart and misunderstandings have developed," Yellen says. "It's necessary to meet to discuss our differences openly."
Yellen's trip to China may start with finding economic common ground
Jun 27, 2023
In March, the Treasury secretary told Marketplace that the U.S. and China need to put a "floor" under their relationship.
"We simply must pay our bills": Janet Yellen on debt, inflation, infrastructure and what the economy needs
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Nov 9, 2021
The Treasury secretary doesn't see a 1970s-style inflation shock on the horizon. "The Federal Reserve wouldn’t permit that to happen."
What Janet Yellen would bring — and face — as treasury secretary
Jan 19, 2021
In her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, Yellen is calling on Congress to do more to fight a deep pandemic-induced recession.
Janet Yellen, Biden's pick for treasury secretary, says U.S. needs more pandemic relief spending
Nov 24, 2020
Yellen, a former Fed chair, has advocated for more spending to aid small businesses and the unemployed during COVID-19.
AP source: Biden taps ex-Fed chair Yellen to lead treasury
Nov 23, 2020
Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department.
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What's next for Main Street, Wall Street as Fed lending programs are set to expire
Nov 20, 2020
Fed programs and policy have helped ease economic pain during the pandemic. In its dwindling days, the Trump administration will end some of those emergency programs Dec. 31.
Awash in red ink: U.S. posts record $3.1T 2020 budget deficit
Oct 16, 2020
The federal deficit for 2020 was three times the size of last year’s deficit. It was the government’s largest annual shortfall in dollar terms.
Another partner abandons Facebook's cryptocurrency
Oct 14, 2019
Travel firm Booking Holdings has pulled out of the Libra Association as companies involved in the digital currency face increased regulation.