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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed that the U.S. economy is not in a recession. Her comments came during a news conference following a new report showing the economy shrank in the…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged the U.S. is dealing with what she labeled “unacceptable levels of inflation” and expects it to remain high for 2022. Additionally, she pledged it is a top…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on her department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. The topic of high inflation dominated questioning amid recent…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Treasury Secretary testified before the House Financial Services Committee about the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report. Committee…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report to Congress and the state of the U.S. financial system. Secretary…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and other world finance leaders spoke about global food insecurity during an event hosted by the U.S. Treasury Department. Secretary Yellen said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has…

Saule Omarova testified before the Senate Banking Committee at her confirmation hearing to serve as comptroller of the currency, who is tasked with regulating the nation’s banks. Committee…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified at an oversight hearing on on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lawmakers pressed the…

Senators Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) spoke to reporters about a bipartisan amendment on cryptocurrency transactions to the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The amendment…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified about President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request at a virtual Senate Finance Committee hearing. Lawmakers asked about rising inflation…

Finance experts testified on the cryptocurrency boom and the potential impact on the U.S. financial system and future retirees before a House Oversight subcommittee. They also discussed…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services regarding congressional oversight of the agency. Several lawmakers raised inflation concerns…

Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was ceremonially sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris as the new treasury secretary.

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) spoke about the Biden administration’s agenda; he was followed by Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), who discussed coronavirus response and pandemic relief, and announced…

The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary. Dr. Yellen, who served as the former Federal Reserve chair during the Obama and…

Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-IA) spoke briefly to reporters on the nomination of Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary. He said he did not foresee any reason to hold up her nomination…

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) spoke to reporters outside a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee to consider the nomination of Janet Yellen to be secretary of the Treasury.

Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) spoke to reporters outside a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee to consider the nomination of Janet Yellen to be secretary of the Treasury.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the Congressional Oversight Commission on coronavirus pandemic economic relief loans. Secretary Mnuchin discussed his agency’s efforts to implement the…

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the response of their respective agencies to the coronavirus pandemic. The two witnesses called on Congress to take…