World Jan 21 Yellen visits historic site of slave-trading post off the coast of Senegal By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
World Jan 20 Yellen hails rising U.S.-Africa relations after visiting young entrepreneurs in Senegal U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Senegal with a message about the future of U.S.-Africa relations. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Politics Jan 19 Treasury Secretary Yellen kickstarts Biden administration visit to Africa The Biden administration's big push to engage more with Africa is underway as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen begins a 10-day visit aimed at promoting all the economic possibilities that lie between the U.S. and the world's second-largest continent. By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
Economy Jul 15 Watch 10:40 Child tax credit should boost working families, Treasury Secretary Yellen says Critics say monthly child tax credit payments, now available for more than 35 million American families, could discourage people from working, but Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen disagrees. The credit can help parents play for childcare to enable them to work,…
Politics Jan 19 WATCH: Janet Yellen’s full opening statement at Senate confirmation hearing Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen is calling on Congress to do more to fight a deep pandemic-induced recession, saying the threats of a longer and even worse downturn are too great to cut back on support now. By Associated Press
Nov 23 AP source: President-elect Joe Biden taps ex-Fed chair Janet Yellen to lead treasury By Christopher Rugaber, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges swift aid bill in Congress hearing By Martin Crutsinger, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged Congress to quickly enact a new pandemic relief package targeting hardest-hit swaths of the economy, as lawmakers race to stand up federal aid in the face of the latest spike in coronavirus cases across much… Continue reading
Apr 18 Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill dies at age 84 By Martin Crutsinger, Ron Todt, Associated Press Paul O’Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84. Continue reading
Jan 24 Greta Thunberg brushes off U.S. finance chief’s criticism By Jamey Keaten, Pan Pylas, Associated Press Steven Mnuchin had a day earlier dismissed Thunberg’s suggestion that governments and companies cut back dramatically on fossil fuels with a condescending barb. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch Transcripts reveal Fed reactions during 2008 economic crisis By PBS NewsHour Federal Reserve Board transcripts from 2008 released on Friday give a behind-the-scenes look at how the nation’s central bankers reacted to the global financial meltdown. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with the Wall Street Journal’s Jon Hilsenrath about what new insight these… Continue watching