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Trump administration gives nod to commence transition to Joe Biden

Key official designates President-elect Joe Biden as the apparent winner

Janet Yellen ending Trump dollar tumult promises cheers in markets

Yellen is seen returning clarity on the U.S. strong-dollar policy, stabilizing the $6.6-trillion-a-day currency market that's the backbone of global finance and commerce

President-elect Joe Biden taps ex-Fed chair Janet Yellen to lead treasury

Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789

Janet Yellen says fight against inequality starts with full employment

Most of the discontent with capitalism in the US stems from inequality and the stagnation of wages, which dates back to the 1980s and can be traced broadly to automation and globalization, Yellen said

After Fed term, Janet Yellen to start new innings at Washington think-tank

Yellen's term as Fed chair will expire on February 3

Recovery 'increasingly broad based' in both US and worldwide, says Yellen

Stock indexes, bond yields and the dollar were all higher in initial trading

Yellen announces resignation; will leave Fed once successor sworn-in

Yellen said she would "do my utmost" to make sure of a smooth transition to Jerome Powell, who was tapped by Trump on November 2 to become the next Fed leader

Yellen defends legacy amid uncertainty

Yellen and her predecessor Ben Bernanke were heavily criticised by Republicans in Congress for bloating the Fed's balance sheet with $3.5 trillion in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities

Janet Yellen says watching inflation closely but economy is strong

The US central bank voted to hold interest rates steady at its last policy meeting in September

Watching inflation closely but economy is strong, says Janet Yellen

US central bank voted to hold interest rates steady at its last policy meeting in September

Yellen issues broad defence of post-crisis financial rules

The Fed has sharpened its focus on financial stability since the crisis

Yellen defends financial rules under assault from Trump administration

She said any future changes should remain 'modest'

Global growth to boost US exports, says Fed chair Janet Yellen

However, she said that a number of US trading partners continue to confront economic challenges

Wall Street records fresh highs on Yellen's rate hike views at testimony

Yellen said the economy is healthy enough to absorb further gradual rate increases

Economy steady enough for more hikes, bond wind down, says Janet Yellen

According to Yellen's testimony economy is currently on an even keel, near or beyond full employment

Global stocks rise, US dollar down after Janet Yellen signals rate rise

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their sixth consecutive week of gains this week

March rate hike 'appropriate' if data holds up: Janet Yellen

The Fed has forecast three rate increases this year on the back of the low unemployment rate & rising inflation

Fed on course to raise interest rates at an upcoming meeting: Janet Yellen

She flagged considerable uncertainty over economic policy under the Trump administration

US Fed's Janet Yellen says unwise to allow US economy to run 'hot'

Fed last month raised its short-term interest-rate target for only the second time in a decade

Fed's Janet Yellen gives an economic short course, beyond interest rates

Economy "is doing quite well" but "there are quite serious problems" in the long term, she said