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Yellen heads to China as US seeks to stabilise ties
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» WASHINGTON: United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is due to arrive in Beijing on Thursday, kicking off a high-level visit aimed at improving communication and stabilising the tense relationship between the world's top two economies.
US credit downgrade 'entirely unwarranted': Yellen
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» MCLEAN (UNITED STATES): A US credit downgrade by Fitch was "entirely unwarranted," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday, pushing back against the second-ever decrease by a major ratings agency following repeated debt limit standoffs in Washington.
Yellen warns of domestic, global risks to US economy
AFP, Published on 10/02/2016
» WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen warned Wednesday that the US economy faced risks from tightening domestic financial conditions as well as global economic turmoil.
Yellen: Rate hike likely 'this year'
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - The Federal Reserve is considering raising the United States' near-zero interest rates "this year" even though this may slow the economy, Fed chair Janet Yellen said Friday.
Asian shares up on US Fed change
AFP, Published on 11/02/2014
» Asia's markets edged up on Tuesday, with investors sitting on the sidelines as they await the first testimony by the US Federal Reserve's new head to discover her plans for its stimulus programme.
White House urges 'serious scrutiny' of US Steel takeover deal
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A proposed deal that would see US Steel Corp bought by Japan's Nippon Steel should be closely investigated by American authorities, the White House said Thursday, warning it could have national security implications.
Yellen urges China to shift from 'unfair' state-driven economic policy
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called Thursday for China to shift from a state-driven approach in economic policy, saying that this can discourage investors.
Binance to pay billions in US in money laundering case, CEO resigns
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to US money laundering violations, in a deal that will see the cryptocurrency exchange he founded pay over $4 billion in penalties.
US government hours from shutdown, funding chaos
AFP, Published on 30/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party scuppered final attempts at a temporary budget agreement, throwing into doubt everything from access to national parks to Washington's massive support for Ukraine.
Stock markets rise as US inflation data, ECB rate loom
AFP, Published on 12/09/2023
» NEW YORK - Global markets rose on Monday at the start of a busy week that includes the release of key US inflation data and a European Central Bank decision on interest rates.