The Latest Breaking News from Janet Yellen

As it happened: Russia signals scaled-back war aims with focus on Donbas

Moscow signalled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists, while French President Emmanuel Macron announced that EU leaders have agreed for officials in Brussels to make joint gas purchases for the bloc as it struggles with high prices amid…

France 24 · Mar 25, 2022

$100 Invested In BTC When Janet Yellen Was Photobombed With 'Buy Bitcoin' Would Be Worth This Much Now

In 2017, as Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testified to the Congress on the state of the U.S. economy and fielded questions from the House Financial Services Committee members, a "Buy Bitcoin" sign was raised in the background. In this article, we will calculate how much was this advice really worth.

Benzinga · Mar 15, 2022

Facebook Libra: the inside story of how the company’s cryptocurrency dream died

It had the blue-chip partners, the tech and the right players. None of which could save it

Financial Times · Mar 10, 2022

G7 will seek to seize assets of key Russian elites -Yellen

The Group of Seven major economies will convene a task force to focus on freezing and seizing assets of key Russian elites as it aims to put further pressure on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 1, 2022

Blunt sanctions talk; blurrier means of measuring success

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has spent most of her life working to nurture economic growth

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

Janet Yellen co-opts Reaganomics phrase for new Davos speech

The U.S. needs to focus on increasing its productive potential, the Treasury secretary will tell world leaders.

Axios · Jan 21, 2022

FTSE 100 posts biggest fall in eight weeks; UK retail sales hit by Omicron – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022

Yellen: Biden pandemic relief law like 'vaccine' for economy

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told a gathering of America’s mayors the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief bill is “like a vaccine” preventing catastrophic economic damage

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022

Janet Yellen says US economy is unfair to Black Americans in MLK Day speech

‘Dr King knew that economic injustice was bound up in the larger injustice he fought against,’ says treasury secretary

The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2022

On MLK Day, Yellen says US economy is unfair to Black people

U_S_ Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says "our economy has never worked fairly for Black Americans — or really for any American of color."

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022