Tag: Janet Yellen
Yellen says threats to democracy risk U.S. economic growth
WASHINGTON (AP) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy – an indirect jab...
U.S., China agree to discuss export controls as Raimondo visits to...
BEIJING (AP) – Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo said she and her Chinese counterpart agreed Monday to exchange information on U.S. export controls that frustrate...
Yellen says bank situation stabilizing, different from 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional...
Treasury recommends exploring creation of a digital dollar
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar, saying...
On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work
ATLANTA – Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting "the sacred right to...
Treasury Secretary Yellen credits government stimulus programs for faster-than-expected recovery
PROVIDENCE – Six years and a devastating health and economic crisis separate U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s two addresses to the Greater Providence Chamber...
Capital Good Fund receives $1.3M federal grant
PROVIDENCE – A Providence-based nonprofit that offers loans to low-income families will benefit from a $1.3 million injection of federal funding, it announced on...
Biden administration makes pitch for higher business taxes
The Biden administration is drilling down on the argument that higher corporate tax rates would ultimately help an ailing economy, saying the resulting infrastructure...
Despite progress, elite boys club remains
Janet Yellen may soon become the first woman to lead the Treasury Department, about six years after shattering another glass ceiling at the top...
Did hearing directly from Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce keynote speaker...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell on Nov. 25 told an estimated 720 business leaders at the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting...
