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Janet Yellen
The U.S. tries to build support for a price cap on Russian oil
by
Lily Jamali
Jul 13, 2022
Experts say buy-in from China and India would be key to making the policy work.
Biden's tariff choice: Cut them in hopes of easing inflation or keep them as leverage against China
by
Lily Jamali
Jul 5, 2022
The Treasury secretary and the trade representative disagree on the issue.
"We simply must pay our bills": Janet Yellen on debt, inflation, infrastructure and what the economy needs
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Nov 9, 2021
The Treasury secretary doesn't see a 1970s-style inflation shock on the horizon. "The Federal Reserve wouldn’t permit that to happen."
The origin of the U.S. debt ceiling
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Nov 2, 2021
Congress is once again considering raising the debt limit. When did that start?
Yellen says high inflation is temporary. And if it isn't?
Oct 25, 2021
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says inflation should ease by next year, but anxiety about that is still running high.
Fed Chair: Rise in inflation not "particularly large" from $1.9 trillion rescue package
Mar 23, 2021
Powell told lawmakers Tuesday that the “effect on inflation will be neither particularly large nor persistent,” from the $1.9 trillion rescue plan.
Biden: Yellen needs a “Hamilton” musical. Dessa: Here you go.
Jan 21, 2021
We asked indie rapper and "Hamilton Mixtape" contributor Dessa to write a song about the first woman poised to be treasury secretary. Listen here.
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Janet Yellen says national recovery is more important than the national debt
Jan 19, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for treasury secretary stressed that if we don't shore up the economy now, we'll have a worse crisis to manage later.
What Janet Yellen would bring — and face — as treasury secretary
Jan 19, 2021
In her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, Yellen is calling on Congress to do more to fight a deep pandemic-induced recession.
Biden announces his "economic think tank"
Nov 30, 2020
The picks for the Council of Economic Advisers are a diverse group. If confirmed, Cecilia Rouse will be the first Black woman to lead the council.