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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.
Biden taps Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary
AFP, Published on 30/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday formally tapped ex-Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to lead the Treasury, as he named officials to try to revitalize the world's largest economy.
Record-breaking Bitcoin tumbles on Yellen warning
AFP, Published on 23/02/2021
» LONDON - Bitcoin tumbled Tuesday from its record-breaking run after US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the "highly speculative" unit could be used for "illicit" purposes.
Yellen makes history again as US Treasury secretary
AFP, Published on 27/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: In selecting Janet Yellen to be the first woman to lead the US Treasury Department, President Joe Biden chose a progressive economist focused on unemployment who supports fiscal stimulus and tackling climate change.
US, Africa histories 'intimately connected' by slavery: Yellen
AFP, Published on 21/01/2023
» DAKAR, Senegal: US 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.
US-China cooperation in climate finance 'critical': Yellen
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» BEIJING - It is "critical" for Washington and Beijing to keep working together on climate finance, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday, urging deeper cooperation in addressing the "existential threat" of global warming.
US Senate confirms Yellen as first female Treasury secretary
AFP, Published on 26/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Monday voted by a wide margin to confirm Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Treasury Department.
US Senate confirms Yellen as first female Treasury secretary
AFP, Published on 26/01/2021
» WASHINGTON - The US Senate on Monday voted by a wide margin to confirm Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Treasury Department, giving her a key role in Congress negotiations over a huge Covid-19 economic relief package.
Yellen says 'concerned' debt relief could aid Chinese lenders
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday she was concerned that Chinese lenders could benefit from an international debt relief initiative aimed at poor countries.
Treasury's Yellen urges Congress to raise US debt limit
AFP, Published on 03/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday called on Congress to take steps to address the federal government's borrowing limit which was hit on Sunday.