Economy Aug 19 An alarmed bond market gets the Trump administration to act again By Stan Choe, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Nation Nov 26 Georgia outlines plans to improve slow pace of rental help The improvement plans were submitted last week to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Economy Sep 30 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen and Fed Chair Powell testify on pandemic recovery Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Fed Chair Jerome Powell are expected to testify before the House Committee on Financial Services on Thursday about the pandemic recovery. By News Desk and Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Economy Sep 08 U.S. may hit debt limit in October, Yellen warns Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning Congress that she will run out of maneuvering room to prevent the U.S. from broaching the government's borrowing limit in October. By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
Economy May 10 WATCH: Biden announces Treasury will start paying out $350 billion in state and local aid The president is pushing even more ambitious government spending, proposing a combined $4 trillion of investments in infrastructure, families and education to be funded by higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy. By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Mar 23 WATCH: Yellen, Powell say more needed to promote pandemic recovery By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The two officials struck upbeat notes on the future of the economy in their prepared testimony Tuesday before the House Financial Services Committee while cautioning that the economy still needs help. Continue reading
Jan 26 Harris swears in Janet Yellen as treasury secretary By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Yellen became the third of President Joe Biden's Cabinet nominations to win Senate approval on a vote of 84-15 late Monday. All of the no votes came from Republican senators. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: Janet Yellen nomination as treasury secretary clears committee By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Senate Finance Committee approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th Treasury secretary on Friday, and supporters said they hoped to get the full Senate to approve it later in the day, making her… Continue reading
Dec 16 U.S. brands Vietnam and Switzerland as currency manipulators By Martin Crutsinger, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The U.S. Treasury Department report said that Vietnam and Switzerland were the only two countries that met all three criteria for being named a currency manipulator. Continue reading
Dec 14 U.S. agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign By Associated Press U.S. government agencies were ordered to scour their networks for malware and disconnect potentially compromised servers. Continue reading