World Oct 22 Isolationism ‘made America and the world worse off’ Yellen tells global finance leaders By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Economy Sep 06 WATCH: IRS has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from wealthy tax dodgers, Yellen says Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel traveled to Austin, Texas, to tour an IRS campus and announce the latest milestone in tax collections as Republicans warn of big future budget cuts for the tax agency if they… By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Economy Jun 24 ‘Supply crunch has led to an affordability crunch.’ Yellen announces efforts to help with increased housing costs The Biden administration announced new steps to increase access to affordable housing as still-high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates have dramatically pushed up the cost of living in the post-pandemic years. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
World May 14 Watch 10:10 Treasury Secretary Yellen on why Biden is targeting Chinese manufacturing with new tariffs President Biden announced a series of major tariffs on several Chinese imports. The world's two largest economic superpowers are colliding over the future of electric vehicles and other industrial sectors. It comes as both President Biden and Donald Trump are… By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Murrey Jacobson, Kyle Midura, Alexa Gold
Politics May 02 About 4 in 10 Americans see China as an enemy, a Pew report shows The findings come as the Biden administration is seeking to stabilize U.S.-China relations to avoid miscalculations that could result in clashes. By Didi Tang, Associated Press
Apr 16 Yellen warns of more sanctions in response to Iran’s increasing activity By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press “Treasury will not hesitate to work with our allies to use our sanctions authority to continue disrupting the Iranian regime’s malign and destabilizing activity,” she said. “I fully expect we will take additional sanctions actions against Iran in the coming… Continue reading
Apr 07 U.S.-China relationship on ‘more stable footing,’ Yellen says, but more improvement expected By Fatima Hussein, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a message of mutual cooperation at a meeting Sunday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, highlighting the improvement in relations since her visit to China last year while recognizing that major differences remain. Continue reading
Apr 06 China agrees to ‘intensive’ talks with U.S. on balancing economic growth, Yellen says By Fatima Hussein, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing's economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage. Continue reading
Apr 04 Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives in China to talk trade, green technology tensions By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The world’s two largest economies still appear to be hashing out the rules on how to compete against each other. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 7:14 Yellen discusses state of the economy, importance of aid for Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Murrey Jacobson, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold The Congressional funding deal reached Wednesday will avert a government shutdown for at least a week. Amna Nawaz discussed those negotiations. the overall state of the economy and aid for Ukraine with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Continue watching