Yellen says she was 'wrong' about inflation path, Biden supports Fed actions

WASHINGTON: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (pic) said on Tuesday that she was wrong in the past about the path inflation would take, but said taming price hikes is President Joe Biden's top ... Read More

Janet Yellen says she won't rule out possible tariffs on China's green exports

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday that she would not rule out any measures ... which the White House says harms the competitiveness of domestic firms. Washington’s anxiety is shared ... Read More

Kevin Warsh, floated as Trump Fed chief, says Powell is ‘goosing’ the economy

From the archives (April 2019): Trump considered replacing Fed chair with Kevin Warsh: report Key Words (January 2020): In apparent dig at Powell ... Secretary Janet Yellen was trying to repress ... Read More

Yellen Says China's Rapid Buildout of Its Green Energy Industry 'Distorts Global Prices'

Yellen Says China's Rapid ... and workers around the world.” Yellen, who is planning her second trip to China as Treasury secretary, said Wednesday in Georgia that she will convey her belief ... Read More

Powell Says Fed Wants to See 'More Good Inflation Readings' Before It Can Cut Rates

Powell Says Fed Wants to See 'More Good Inflation Readings' Before It Can Cut Rates WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell ... Powell demurred: “We'll jinx it,'' he said. Read More

Yellen says she won't rule out possible tariffs on China's green exports

Yellen is currently in Beijing and is due to leave China on Tuesday. She arrived in Guangzhou on Thursday last week to connect with Chinese officials as fractious economic relations between the ... Read More

Yellen says China's rapid buildout of its green energy industry 'distorts global prices'

Yellen, who is planning her second trip to China as Treasury secretary, said Wednesday in Georgia that she ... filed a World Trade Organization complaint against the U.S. over what it says are ... Read More

Powell says Fed wants to see 'more good inflation readings' before it can cut rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated a message he has sounded in recent weeks: While the Fed expects to cut interest ... Powell demurred: “We'll jinx it,'' he said. Read More