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Janet Yellen takes charge at US Treasury amid weak economic rebound

A group of 16 senators, along with leaders of a group of House centrists, have engaged with the White House on the aid bill.

Janet Yellen makes history, sworn in as the first female US Treasury Secy

Yellen will take the lead in the effort to win Congressional support for Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan, and increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour

US: Senate confirms Janet Yellen as first woman treasury secretary

As head of the Treasury, she'll be tasked with shepherding President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan through Congress and overseeing its execution

Yellen wins unanimous US Senate vote despite Republican tax, debt concerns

Yellen's nomination was approved 26-0 in the evenly split committee, with concerns expressed by Republicans about President Joe Biden's ambitious plans

Janet Yellen wins unanimous Senate panel vote for Treasury secretary

Yellen's Republican predecessor, Steven Mnuchin, was not confirmed until three weeks after Trump's inauguration

Gold and Brent crude rise over 1% after Janet Yellen's 'act big' call

Spot gold gained 1.18 per cent to $1,862.10 per ounce by 8.20 pm IST, having risen 1 per cent to a near one-week high earlier

Gold prices rise over 1% as focus turns to Joe Biden's administration

Yellen on Tuesday said pandemic relief would take priority over tax increases

Oil above $56 on US stimulus hopes ahead of Joe Biden inauguration

US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen on Tuesday urged lawmakers to "act big" on pandemic relief spending

China is clearly America's most strategic competitor: Janet Yellen

Yellen has told lawmakers that the United States needs to take on Beijing's 'abusive, unfair, and illegal practices'

Treasury nominee Yellen says markets should determine value of dollar

Yellen said she would work to implement Biden's promise to "oppose any and all the attempts by foreign countries to artificially manipulate currency values to gain an unfair advantage in trade"

Janet Yellen says Biden's focus now is providing relief, not raising taxes

Yellen said she agreed that the 2017 corporate tax cut had improved the competitiveness of American businesses, and Biden was not proposing to raising corporate taxes to the pre-2017 level

Janet Yellen faces Senate to sell $1.9 trillion stimulus package

The Senate Finance Committee's 10 am hearing Tuesday is likely to feature topics from foreign-exchange policy to taxes

Wall Street opens higher ahead of Yellen speech; spotlight on earnings

Wall Street opens higher ahead of Yellen speech; spotlight on earnings

Treasury nominee Janet Yellen to say US does not seek weaker dollar: Report

The Treasury secretary nominee will make clear at a Senate confirmation hearing that the United States does not seek a weaker dollar

Will the bull keep running?

The global setting is perfect for equities, but investors should have one eye on factors that could rattle the markets

Team Biden: Janet Yellen-Katherine Tai touch on trade with India

This three-part series looks at how the US president-elect's squad could influence relations between the two countries

Joe Biden's White House team delights his supporters on Wall Street

The Biden team is poised to include alumni of finance, venture capital, private equity and asset management

What Janet Yellen must do

First on the agenda will be recovery from the pandemic. With multiple vaccines in sight, the immediate task is to build a bridge from here to the post-crisis economy

US facing historic crises again, says Treasury secy-nominee Janet Yellen

The United States is facing economic crises again and it is essential to move with urgency, Treasury Secretary-nominee Janet Yellen said

Yellen tasked with America's economic comeback as Biden's treasury pick

In Yellen, Biden will have a battle-tested policy maker who can draw on her nearly two decades at the Fed to help rebuild an economy in dire need of government cash and confidence