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Janet Yellen
Debt ceiling deadline is extended to June 5, later than previously estimated, Yellen says
May 26, 2023
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday the projected debt ceiling deadline is extended to June 5, four days later than previously estimated.
When will the U.S. run out of money? It’s tough to say.
by
Justin Ho
May 25, 2023
Predicting the exact timing of a government default is difficult, given the amount of the variability in government spending and revenue.
What happens to benefit checks if there's no deal on the debt ceiling?
May 23, 2023
Supplemental Security Income payments and veterans 'payments could be among the first checks to be delayed.
Is Washington finally getting serious about the debt ceiling?
May 19, 2023
Every day there's a warning about how catastrophic a default on the national debt would be. What's it going to take to avoid that?
How would a U.S. debt default play out in Texas?
May 18, 2023
Half a million jobs could be lost in the second-biggest state economy. Pensioners, the food insecure and many others could suffer.
Yellen: U.S. could hit debt limit as soon as June 1
May 1, 2023
The treasury secretary urges Congress to protect nation’s “full faith and credit” by raising the government’s borrowing authority.
Bank failures have some small business owners re-thinking their own banking arrangements
by
Justin Ho
Mar 23, 2023
The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have rattled some small business owners, even though contagion hasn’t spread to smaller banks.
For public good, not for profit.
Yellen: "Progress on inflation is not going to be a straight line"
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Andie Corban
and Sarah Leeson
Mar 2, 2023
The Treasury secretary says "people don't need to lose their jobs" to cool down the labor market.
The U.S. hit its debt ceiling. Now it's time for “extraordinary measures.”
Jan 19, 2023
Basically, Treasury will have to move money around so it can keep paying the country’s most important bills. At least for a little while longer.
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.