Janet Yellen

U.S. Currency Features Two Women's Signatures For The First Time

Notes with the signatures of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba will go into circulation next year.
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK, AP

You Can’t Talk About The Economy Without Talking About Abortion

With midterms looming, framing abortion as primarily a social issue ignores the economic reality of tens of millions of people — and the country as a whole.
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Janet Yellen Says Recession Isn't 'Inevitable' But Economy Likely To Slow

Economists have expressed concern that the Fed raising interest rates last week to reduce high inflation could trigger an economic decline.
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Bitcoin Tumbles In Wild Week For Cryptocurrency

One of the crypto industry’s highest-profile companies lost a third of its market value -- and that's just for starters.
By Matt Ott and Ken Sweet, AP

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: Banning Abortion Would Hurt U.S. Economy

Yellen detailed the economic impact of abortion restrictions in forceful testimony.
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Janet Yellen, Ukraine Official Walk Out Of Russia’s G-20 Remarks

Jen Psaki said the White House supported Yellen’s walkout and said "it’s an indication of the fact that President Putin and Russia has become a pariah on the global stage.”
By Fatima Hussein, AP

Russia-Ukraine War: Are Sanctions Working?

The U.S. and its allies have imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia to pressure Vladimir Putin to stop the Ukraine war. Is it working?
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Janet Yellen Predicts Year Of ‘Uncomfortably High’ Inflation After Ukraine Invasion

“I think there’s a lot of uncertainty that is related to what’s going on with Russia in Ukraine," the treasury secretary said.
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On MLK Day, Janet Yellen Says U.S. Economy Is Unfair To Black People

“There is still much more work Treasury needs to do to narrow the racial wealth divide,” the treasury secretary said.
By AP

Joe Biden Blasts 'Hypocritical' GOP Opposition To Raising Debt Limit

The president said he couldn't guarantee the U.S. won’t default on its obligations because of unified Republican opposition in the Senate.
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