Janet Yellen
Ex-Fed chief Yellen says Trump bid to oust US governor Cook ‘dangerous’
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s move to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook marks a direct attempt to politicise the central bank and is “profoundly dangerous”, former Fed chief Janet Yellen warned on...
Yellen says treasuries show US confidence loss, not dysfunction
“Let me be clear, I do not yet see those in play, and hope they don’t come into play,” she said of stability risks
US to take extraordinary steps to avert a default, Yellen says
OUTGOING Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her department will start taking special accounting manoeuvres as of Tuesday (Jan 21) to avoid breaching the US debt limit, and urged lawmakers again to t...
Chinese hackers accessed Yellen’s computer in US Treasury breach
US TREASURY Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer was infiltrated and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach of the agency by Chinese state-sponsored hackers, according to two people...
Yellen says Trump’s plan for new revenue agency won’t save money for taxpayers
US TREASURY Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday US President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to set up a new government agency to collect tariffs would duplicate an existing agency and was unlikely to ...
US-China economy talks resume as Janet Yellen urges maintaining links
TREASURY Secretary Janet Yellen urged the next US administration to maintain the dialogue channels that she re-established with China, speaking on the eve of what’s likely to be the last round of econ...
A week before US vote, Yellen revives arguments on strong economy
Yellen lauded robust US economic growth, historically low unemployment, falling inflation and rising wages
As Trump touts tariffs, Yellen says US has rejected ‘isolationism’
US TREASURY Secretary Janet Yellen appeared to take aim at former president Donald Trump’s economic approach on Tuesday, saying the current US administration has “rejected isolationism that made Ameri...
US to impose 'strong new sanctions' aimed at Russia: Yellen
Her comments come as world financial leaders gather for the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank
Yellen sees US housing costs coming down, enabling 2% inflation
US TREASURY Secretary Janet Yellen said that inflation is on a path towards the Federal Reserve’s 2 per cent target, and that she hopes the job market will stabilise as policymakers lower interest rat...
