U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing in July 2023.
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Relations between the U.S. and China have become antagonistic over the last decade. Here’s why the relationship must change.
A window into a new way of doing global economic business.
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Talk of a joint BRICS currency feeds into ‘decline of the dollar’ rhetoric. But it is the economic bloc’s focus on innovation that will reshape the international system.
Biden speaks to reporters about the tentative accord.
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The deal would raise the ceiling for two years, cap some federal spending and impose new work requirements on certain federal benefits. It still needs the blessing of Congress.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen doesn’t want to look back in anger over a debt deadline missed.
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If the US fails to increase its debt ceiling by June 1, it could be forced into an embarrassing – and hugely costly – default on its obligations.
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greets US Vice President Kamala in Tokyo. Washington is focused on moving close to partners it can trust.
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Africa must focus on building strong alliances with advanced economies to mitigate the steps being taken by the European Union and US.
Decision time again for Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.
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The “monetary policy rule” tool has been mostly right for the past 20 years.
Yellen for an end to low corporation tax.
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Not content with swinging behind a global digital tax, now the US treasury secretary wants to put paid to bargain corporation tax rates in general.
‘Il primo ministro.’
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The former European Central Bank supremo has been generally seen as a good hire for Italy, but there are also global issues at play.
Joe Biden has more top advisers who are women than any other U.S. president. They include Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
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Research shows that when one country – particularly a powerful one – puts more women in power, other nations tend to follow suit.
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For once, centre-left economists are divided.
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Joe Biden’s middling economic policies are a chance to cut through the bitter polarisation of US politics.
The Senate voted 84-15 to confirm former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as the next U.S. Treasury secretary.
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The former Federal Reserve chair has the experience and broad respect to get businesses to move on climate change and to lay the foundation for real and lasting progress.
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President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks show a preference for ability and a desire to reengage with the world.
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Janet Yellen is the perfect choice to tackle the worst economic crisis in a century, and the problems that lie beyond.
Yellen with a few of the boys.
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An analysis of 100 of the most powerful organizations in the world shows women are still struggling to penetrate the deepest corridors of power.
Outlook not so great?
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Business conditions aren’t translating to confidence, despite growing profits and jobs.
This man may soon be the world’s ‘second-most-powerful person.’
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The chair of the Federal Reserve is often considered the world’s ‘second-most-powerful person.’ So who is Jerome Powell and why does it matter that he may soon head the Fed?
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Why is it that the US – which suffered a major downturn – seems to have a stronger economy than Australia , which did not even go into recession in 2008-09?
Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison likes to remind us of the economic achievements of the past.
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Repeatedly boasting about the past won’t distract from the fact Australia’s economy is looking shaky.
The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort serves as the backdrop for an annual meeting of economic heavyweights.
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The annual meeting of central bankers and economics professors in Wyoming is a chance for some to send a message on the path of monetary policy.