Talks about the U.S. debt cap need to be more mature, says a German minister.

There isn't much time left to reach a deal. Earlier this month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that if a deal isn't reached, the biggest economy in the world could default on its debt on June 1.

Leaders of the Democratic Party want to raise the cap, but Republican law...

Several Finance Ministers Walk Out of the G20 Meeting as Russian Delegates Begin to Speak

The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen walked out of the meeting of a Group of 20 finance officials on 20th April just as the Russian Delegates began to speak to protest against Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

British, Canadian, and French officials were also part of the ...

US TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN SPEAKS ON DIGITAL TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER NATIONS

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• Yellen said she was engaged in very constructive bilateral conversations with the Irish finance minister on the issue

• According to Yellen, she hopes for progress on the tax issue, which is being negotiated under the leadership of the Organization for C...

US SLAPS SANCTIONS ON PAKISTANI NATIONALS, FIRM FOR HELPING RUSSIA EVADE SANCTIONS

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• The companies are Second Eye Solution (SES), also known as Forwarderz, and its three other frontals Fresh Air Farm House, Like Wise and MK said the US Department of Treasury in a statement

• The statement further said the Pakistani nationals facing sanct...

US BANKS LOOK HEALTHY TO BE ALLOWED TO PAY DIVIDENDS & REPURCHASE STOCK: JANET YELLEN

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• This comment from Yellen came during a second day of testimony in the US Congress, where she was accompanied by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

• Yellen said while she previously was against allowing banks to stock buybacks, but now financial institu...

US TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN HAD A WORD WITH INDIAN FM NIRMALA SITHARAMAN

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• According to the tweets made by Indian finance ministry, US Treasury Secretary appreciated the contribution made by India towards world’s vaccine efforts

• The Ministry of Finance made tweets where it shared that the two nations agreed to work clos...

TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN PLAYS DOWN ANY CONCERN OF RECENT SURGE IN US GOVT-BOND YIELDS

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• US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has played down any concern that the recent surge in US government-bond yields reflects expectations for huge breakout in inflation

• In wake of February employment report released on February, yields on 10-year Treasur...

JANET YELLEN : CRYPTOCURRENCIES ARE EASIER TO HANDLE TO FINANCE TERRORISM

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•             US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has been reiterating the risks involved in cryptocurrencies

•             Yeller also ...

XIAOMI FILES SUIT AGAINST US TO REVERSE INVESTMENT BAN

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• Xiaomi has filed a suit against the US Defense and Treasury departments as they have blacklisted them from getting any investment from the Americans

• This lawsuit is a response to the move made by the Defense Department earlier this month which blocked ...

BITCOIN SLIDES 5% AFTER "CRYPTOCURRENCY USED BY TERRORISTS’ “STATEMENT

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-         Bitcoin’s bull run continues even as it slides 5%

-         Bitcoiners are still buying unfazed by the drop

The de-centralised, unregulated, and volatile chara...

U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY NOMINEE JANET YELLEN TO PRESENT $1.9 TRILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE

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• The Senate Finance Committee's hearing is expected to feature several topics like foreign-exchange policy to taxes

• The most important topic in this hearing will be the President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan

NEERA TANDEN TO BE THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

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• U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is all set to nominate Indian-American Neera Tanden as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget said the Biden transition team in a statement

• Tanden, 50, will be the first woman of colour to head the Office of M...

BIDEN TO NOMINATE JANET YELLEN AS HIS TREASURY SECRETARY: BIDEN TRANSITION TEAM

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• Janet Yellen is all set to become the first person to head the Treasury, the Fed and the White House Council of Economic Advisers

• Yellen is one of those rare personalities who is being respected by Congress, international finance officials, progressive...

PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN LIKELY TO NAME JANET YELLEN AS U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY

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• Financial experts are predicting that this move will shift Treasury's focus heavily toward progressive efforts to tackle growing economic inequality and battling against climate change

• Yellen, who made history in 2014 after she became the first wom...

JOE BIDEN SEEKS ECONOMIC ADVICE FROM JANET YELLEN

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• Think Tank’s employees can provide nonpartisan public policy analysis
• They cannot engage in politics

Joe Biden is seeking economic advice from Janet Yellen. A group of economists briefed Biden about the economy preva...