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The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on developed economies to inject fiscal support and support the poorest countries to help the recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Spring meetings on Thursday, Yellen warned against the risk lasting divergence in …

The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday that the proposals of President Joe Biden to raise corporate tax rates would be fair for the country and would push more companies to invest in the American economy, by abolishing incentives shifting investments and profit abroad. The new tax …

The United States Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, said on Tuesday that a strong economic recovery in the U.S. would help overall global growth, Reuters reported. More work is needed to deal with the vulnerabilities that the pandemic has shown, especially in the non-banking financial sector, as well as the global …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen believes that American banks could be allowed to pay dividends and repurchase stock as they show recovery to a healthy position, she told the Senate Banking Committee in her testimony on Wednesday. According to Yellen, banks “should have some ability to, abiding by the rules, …

The United States government does not plan to prolong the maturity of its debt instruments, said the U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Last year, the average maturity of Treasury bonds declined as the Trump administration amid an increased dependence on short-term notes. “Treasury has been looking at this question and …

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen believes that the recently approved huge stimulus package is exactly what the American economy needed. Speaking in a virtual hearing by members of the House of Representatives, Yellen expected strong recovery from the negative economic impact of the pandemic. “With the passage of the rescue …

German unemployment rose in February for the first time since last June, data showed on Tuesday, according to Reuters. The Labor Office said the number of people out of work rose by 9,000 in seasonally adjusted terms to 2.752 million.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the verdict on the success of President John Biden’s stimulus plan will be how quickly it will return the economy to pre-pandemic unemployment levels and restore jobs in the service sector. Speaking at a webinar, Hunt Yellen also discussed the rise in public …

Former Chair of the United States Federal Reserve and President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, said on Tuesday that the benefits of the new rescue package, which will increase government stimulus spending by $1.9 trillion, are bigger than its costs. Speaking to the U.S. Senate …

The United States President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly planning to nominate the former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen to be the next Secretary of Treasury, the Wall Street Journal has reported.