JANET YELLEN

The president is right not to negotiate with Republicans, but he also needs to take action himself.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has discussed South Africa’s transition from its heavy reliance on coal to greener energy sources during talks with the country’s finance minister.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has used a tour of a wildlife park in South Africa to announce a joint initiative to combat wildlife trafficking and related criminal activities in both countries.

The Chinese government says the U.S. should stop pressuring it on debt relief for Zambia and get its own financial house in order to avert a default and the possible fallout on the global economy.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and then-Vice President Joe Biden negotiated on the debt ceiling in 2011.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has visited sites in rural and urban Zambia to showcase Africa's potential to help solve the world's problems with food shortages.

The Treasury Department will suspend funding for a federal employee retirement benefit program until the debt ceiling is raised or suspended.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says in a letter to congressional leaders that she's suspending the reinvestment of federal bonds in a government workers’ savings plan.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter Tuesday to congressional leaders saying she's suspending the reinvestment of some federal bonds in a government workers' savings plan — an additional “extraordinary" measure to buy time for President Joe Biden and Congress to raise the nation's debt limit. Yellen said in the letter that as of Monday she also determined that the government “will be unable to invest fully” in the government securities portion of the thrift savings fund in the federal employees' retirement system.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says on the second leg on her African tour it's “critically important” to address Zambia's debt crisis.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she's in a capital city that is visibly dominated by Chinese dollars. Visitors to Lusaka arriving at the renovated Kenneth Kaunda International Airport see a facility expanded in 2015 with Chinese financing. Zambia became Africa’s first pandemic-era sovereign to default when it failed to make a $42.5 million bond payment in November 2020.

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is the second Cabinet member heading to Africa as part of President Joe Biden’s big push to engage with the world’s second-largest continent.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says in an Associated Press interview that she expects Congress will ultimately vote to raise America's debt limit.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has paid a solemn visit to an island off Senegal that is one of the most recognized symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade that trapped tens of millions of Africans in bondage.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most recognized symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade that trapped tens of millions of Africans in bondage for generations. Yellen, in Senegal as part of a 10-day trip aimed at rebuilding economic relationships between the U.S. and Africa, stood in the Gorée Island building known as the House of Slaves and peered out of the “Door of No Return,” from which enslaved people were shipped across the Atlantic.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Senegal with a message about the future of U.S.-Africa relations.

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By a massive 30-point margin, Americans say Republicans’ protracted battle earlier this month to elect a new House speaker is a sign that “Congress is dysfunctional” (55%) rather than “functioning as intended” (25%), according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll.

Hitting "Date X" without raising the debt ceiling could lead the U.S. to default on its debt for the first time in its history.

The U.S. is undertaking "extraordinary" measures to avoid defaulting on its obligations after the country reached its debt limit on Thursday. Now, a big political fight looms.

The federal government caps the amount of money it can borrow. But what are the risks if Congress fails to lift the debt limit?

Yellen previously said she believes the U.S. government can keep paying its bills until at least early June by deploying extraordinary measures.

If debt ceiling negotiations are unsuccessful, the U.S. could default on its debt. Here's what that may mean for Social Security and Medicare.

Mainstream conservatives first need to signal that they are ready to move on from empty symbolism.

House Republicans want to leverage must-pass legislation to raise the debt limit to extract federal spending cuts, but President Biden and congressional Democrats aren't interested in negotiating.

MSNBC host Joy Reid accused Republicans of committing “economic terrorism” on Wednesday for promising not to raise the debt ceiling without significant spending cuts.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He discussed U.S. tech policy toward China in a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the Ministry of Commerce said.

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Holding the debt limit hostage could have dire economic consequences for Americans.

The U.S. will likely hit its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling Thursday. A default could follow, would have far-reaching negative impacts for consumers and investors.

From an obscure congressional maneuver to a trillion-dollar coin, there are many ideas out there to help the U.S. can avoid debt default but they are untested and have major potential problems

U_S_ Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has met with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences and “prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict.”.

The U.S. government has run up against its legal borrowing capacity of $31.381 trillion, an artificially imposed debt limit that has been increased scores of times.

Major U.S. indexes closed mixed on Wall Street at the beginning of a holiday-shortened, but earnings-heavy week.

Treasury Secretary Yellen will be in Switzerland this week as the U.S. is expected to hit its debt limit Thursday, which will stop it from borrowing any more until Congress acts.

The World Economic Forum is back with its first winter meetup since 2020 in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to meet with her Chinese counterpart in Switzerland on Wednesday.

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The U.S. is expected to hit its debt ceiling Thursday, forcing the Treasury to take "extraordinary measures" to pay off its bills. A political stalemate could lead to an unprecedented federal default.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrote House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, "It is unlikely that cash and extraordinary measures will be exhausted before early June."

Janet Yellen is traveling to South Africa, Zambia, and Senegal to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Africa. President Biden will also travel to Africa this year.

The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing authority as soon as this month.

Treasury imposed sanctions on Iran's Qods Aviation Industries, the country's top defense manufacturer, for producing unmanned aerial vehicles.

Warren asked the Tesla board about alleged misappropriation of Tesla resources and conflicts of interest resulting from Musk's purchase of Twitter.

Janet Yellen on recession fears, inflation and the war in Ukraine; Families suing social media companies; Cape Town's College of Magic.

The treasury secretary tells Norah O'Donnell how she thinks the economy will fare in the coming year and what her department is doing to end the war in Ukraine.

The Treasury Secretary told 60 Minutes a risk of a recession remains, but she doesn't believe it's "necessary to bring inflation down."

The former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says he is willing to testify to Congress next week.

Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen and and Treasurer Lynn Malerba ceremonially signed fresh sheets of $1 and $5 bills to mark the history-making moment.

Janet Yellen is set to unveil the first U.S. currency bearing her signature, marking the first time that U.S. bank notes will bear the name of a female treasury secretary.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has helped mark a milestone in U.S. history by holding up a newly minted $5 bill signed for the first time ever by two women.

Faith in the U.S. dollar has often hinged in part on what Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says. Yellen loops her capital “J” and “Y,” with the rest of her name flowing in a haste that suggests handwriting might not have been the top priority for this pathbreaking economist.

The Group of Seven nations and Australia have joined the European Union in agreeing to a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil.

Greg Gutfeld breaks down how Elon Musk upset the White House, Hollywood, Antifa and far-left Democrats in his pursuit for Twitter "free speech" on "Gutfeld!"

Sean Hannity examines how the White House has "no plan" to solve any of the issues facing America but still has ample excuses on crime, inflation and other major problems on "Hannity."

The EU's commissioner for digital policy told Elon Musk Twitter will have to increase efforts to comply with new rules under the Digital Services Act.

A top European Union official has warned Elon Musk that Twitter needs to beef up to protect users from hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, chair of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's help after the FTX collapse.

The U.S., Europe and the Group of 7 democracies are poised to put a price cap on Russian oil exports to other countries.

A SoFi spokesperson said the company believes it has "been fully compliant with the mandates of our bank license and all applicable laws."

As climate-amped disasters ratchet up the suffering, the staid international finance system designed for an earlier age may be on the brink of change, driven by those on the front lines.

Lawmakers plan to investigate the failure of FTX, the large crypto exchange that collapsed last week and filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving investors and customers staring at losses that could total in the billions of dollars.

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on firms and entities accused of being involved in the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia for use in Vladimir Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The world's 20 largest economies are meeting in Indonesia as central banks fight decades-high inflation that's raising fears of a global recession.

Witnesses highlighted oversight agency's activities to ensure fair banking standards for American consumers.

The Treasury chief told CBS News she expected inflation to ease thanks to a "resilient" U.S. economy, and said Biden's shift to EVs would become "less reliant on China."

The U.S. says it's imposing sanctions on a list of people and firms around the globe that it alleged were involved in supporting Russia's military in its war on Ukraine.

Discord over Russia's war on Ukraine and festering tensions between the U.S. and China are ominous backdrops for world leaders gathering in Indonesia's tropical Bali island for a summit of the Group of 20 biggest economies.

President Joe Biden intends to nominate Danny Werfel to become the next IRS Commissioner, overseeing the plan for the agency's nearly $80 billion in funding.

Supply chains, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the impact of COVID-19 are top issues for U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as she meets with Indian government and business leaders in New Delhi.

President Joe Biden has nominated a new commissioner to steer the IRS forward as it gets a massive funding boost.

CNN host Fredricka Whitfield quipped that Americans will have to reduce their portion sizes this Thanksgiving due to high inflation.

President Joe Biden is raising the possibility of imposing a windfall tax on oil companies if they don’t boost domestic production.

Many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on Americans’ precarious financial situations heading into next week’s midterm elections to vilify a key component of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda: electric vehicles.

At first, the White House said inflation would be a temporary issue. But it quickly became the top economic priority — and major source of midterm political pain — for President Biden.

The IRS says the amount of income tax money owed but not paid to the government is projected to grow.

President Joe Biden is focusing on economic issues as he fine-tunes his closing argument in upstate New York for voters trying to cope with raging inflation and fears of a recession heading into the Nov. 8 election.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson calls out soft-on-crime policies put forward by the Democratic Party ahead of the 2022 midterm elections on "Tucker Carlson Tonight."

The U.S. budget deficit was sliced in half for fiscal 2022, the biggest drop in history following two years of huge Covid-related spending.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is promoting Biden administration policies as the key to advancing the nation’s “long-term economic well-being” in the lead-up to the midterm elections.

Stop referring to “unconventional” policies. Bond buying is here to stay, even if everyone wants to emulate Paul Volcker.

The central bank can’t afford to let the world’s most important market seize up. It must act now to restore liquidity for Treasuries.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said sanctions the U.S., the E.U. and allies have levied against Russia have stunted the nation's growth prospects.

The Chinese government has accused Washington of “Cold War thinking.”.

U_S_ Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is seeking to project confidence in the U_S_ financial outlook while pledging vigilance in responding to “risks on the horizon.”.

The International Monetary Fund is once again lowering its projections for global economic growth in 2023.

Top regulators are recommending a series of new safeguards to ensure that a growing and unregulated cryptocurrency market doesn’t imperil U.S. financial stability.

U.S. officials celebrated at the start of September when top allies agreed to back an audacious, never-before-tried plan to clamp down on Vladimir Putin’s access to cash.

The United States and its allies are hitting back at Russia’s annexation of four more Ukrainian regions, slapping sanctions on more than 1,000 Russian individuals and companies.

Tens of millions of small U.S. companies will soon be required to submit details on their owners and others who benefit from them.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host a forum to highlight how coronavirus pandemic relief dollars have helped support Black- and minority-owned businesses.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning of economic calamity if climate change is not addressed with immediate government intervention.

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is urging the U.S. Treasury secretary to use “flexibility” in defining how automakers and consumers qualify for a revised tax credit for Americans buying electric vehicles.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heads to the Durham, North Carolina, area next Tuesday as part of her ongoing national tour to promote the Biden administration’s legislative agenda ahead of midterm elections.

The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police after the death in custody of a woman who'd been accused of wearing her Islamic headgear too loosely.

On the same day the Federal Reserve gave a sobering report on the U.S. economy’s trajectory, administration officials highlighted how they have kept some of the nation’s smallest businesses afloat through the pandemic.

The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is laying out her vision for a modernized, responsive, tech-savvy tax collection agency equipped to manage 21st century challenges.

President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order that aims to sharpen the national security considerations taken in the federal government’s review process for foreign investment in the United States.