Janet Yellen

Janet Yellen

FILE PHOTO: Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be treasury secretary, speaks as Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Yellen supports new allocation of IMF's SDR currency to help poor nations

Reversing the opposition of the Trump administration, Yellen told G20 finance officials in a letter that a new SDR allocation could boost liquidity for poor countries, which have been particularly...

FILE PHOTO: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen speaks during a panel discussion at the American Economic Association/Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) 2019 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Christopher Aluka Berry

Yellen says US will keep tariffs on China in place for now

Janet YellenPhotographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

Yellen: Too soon to say if changes needed to address market volatility

FILE PHOTO: Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be treasury secretary, speaks as Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Yellen says wants to 'understand deeply' GameStop frenzy before taking action

“What I see is a growing recognition on both sides of the aisle that climate change is a very serious concern and that action needs to occur,” she said Photo: Reuters

Yellen set for Senate confirmation vote as first woman Treasury secretary

FILE PHOTO: Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee to be treasury secretary, speaks as Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Senate committee unanimously approves Yellen nomination for US Treasury secretary

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'Act big' now to save economy, worry about debt later, Yellen says in Treasury testimony

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Treasury nominee Yellen warns of 'self-reinforcing' US downturn, vows to aid needy

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Biden to name Yellen as first female treasury secretary to lead US economy