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Jerome Powell: The careful Fed chair standing firm against Trump
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has generally avoided escalation in the face of Donald Trump's relentless criticism -- but in recent months, the central banker has become a rare figure to publicly resist his attacks.
Yellen warns against extending Trump's first-term US tax cuts
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Wednesday that plans to extend President-elect Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts -- which remained in place under Joe Biden but are set to expire -- will add to unsustainable deficits.
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.
US commerce secretary meets Chinese counterpart in Beijing
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» BEIJING: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday, as Washington works to cool trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Biden announces curbs on US investments in China
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order aimed at restricting certain American investments in sensitive high-tech areas in China -- a move Beijing blasted as being "anti-globalization".
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.