The Latest Breaking News from Janet Yellen

‌Iniciativa de procesamiento sin papel del IRS para ahorrar $ 2.6 billones en el déficit federal de EE. UU.

‌‌Yellen elogia el programa del IRS como un cambio de juego, insta al Congreso a que continúe apoyando.

Zenger · Aug 3, 2023

IRS’s Paperless Processing Initiative To Save $2.6 Trillion In U.S. Federal Deficit

Yellen lauds IRS program as game-changer, urges Congress for continued support.

Zenger · Aug 3, 2023

Yellen Criticizes Fitch’s Credit Downgrade, Defends Strong US Economy

Treasury Secretary questions Fitch's assessment, highlights robust economic recovery

Zenger · Aug 3, 2023

Wall Street opens in the red amid global market rout after US credit downgrade – as it happened

Global stock markets tumble after Fitch downgrade; US ADP jobs report much stronger than expected

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

US credit rating downgraded over rising debt, ‘standards of governance’

The downgrade marks only the second cut by a major rating agency in US history.

Al Jazeera · Aug 2, 2023

The U.S. loses its top AAA rating from Fitch over worries about the nation's finances

Fitch cut the federal government's top rating, citing rising deficits and a steady deterioration in governance over the last two decades. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the Biden administration.

WEKU · Aug 2, 2023

Fitch downgrades US credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the U.S. credit rating, citing an expected increase in government debt over the next three years and a “steady deterioration in standards of governance” over the past two decades

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2023

France's Le Maire presses China on market access and lobbies for electric car investment

The French finance minister says he pressed Chinese leaders to open their markets wider to foreign companies

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

Here's how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking laws and other countermeasures

After a recent meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and officials in Beijing, China released a statement demanding “practical action” over the issue of sanctions. The implication was that the punitive measures – imposed by the U.S. government on hundreds of Chinese individuals and entities over the past few…

The Conversation · Jul 21, 2023

Yellen visits Vietnam to build US ties and push supply chain diversity to offset tensions with China

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told top Vietnamese officials that Washington considers building strong economic and security ties with Vietnam a priority

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023