by Scott Van Voorhis | Feb 11, 2024
Nearly a year after SVB’s failure, a potentially bigger banking crisis is looming, this time centered on the troubled world of commercial real estate loans made on what are now half-empty downtown office towers across the country.
by James Sanna | Jan 15, 2024
When she toured Roxbury Community College with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Wednesday, part of a trip to promote the Biden administration’s clean energy polices, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said she pressed the secretary on the impact high interest rates were having on housing construction.
by The Associated Press | Mar 21, 2023
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is trying to project calm after regional bank failures, saying the U.S. banking system is “sound” but additional rescue arrangements “could be warranted” if any new failures at smaller institutions pose a risk to financial stability.
by The Associated Press | Jul 25, 2022
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday said the U.S. economy is slowing but pointed to healthy hiring as proof that it is not yet in recession.
by The Associated Press | Jun 21, 2022
President Joe Biden said Monday that he will decide by the end of the week whether he would support a federal gasoline tax holiday, possibly saving U.S. consumers as much as 18.4 cents a gallon.
by The Associated Press | Jun 21, 2022
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that she expects the U.S. economy to slow in the months ahead, but that a recession is not inevitable.
by The Associated Press | May 20, 2022
As President Joe Biden embarks for Asia on Thursday, he’s facing a new risk at home for the economy and his Democratic Party: a global slowdown caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the pandemic shutting down Chinese cities and factories.
by The Associated Press | May 5, 2021
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that she is not predicting when the Federal Reserve may need to start raising interest rates.
by The Associated Press | Mar 24, 2021
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday that more must be done to limit the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. Powell also reiterated that he does not expect programs aimed at reviving the economy will trigger unwanted inflation.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 14, 2021
President Joseph R. Biden’s inauguration will usher in a new slate of financial regulators in 2021 with nominate cabinet and financial regulatory agency picks that will likely emphasize a more vigorous investor and consumer protection regulatory posture and tougher enforcement.
by The Associated Press | Feb 8, 2021
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday the country was still in a “deep hole” with millions of lost jobs but that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan could generate enough growth to restore full employment by next year.
by The Associated Press | Jan 26, 2021
The Senate approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th treasury secretary on Monday, making her the first woman to hold the job in the department’s 232-year history.
by The Associated Press | Jan 20, 2021
Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice as Treasury secretary, said Tuesday that the incoming administration would focus on winning quick passage of its $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan, rejecting Republican arguments that the measure is too big given the size of U.S. budget deficits.
by Banker & Tradesman | Dec 6, 2020
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by The Associated Press | Nov 23, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary, a pivotal role in which she would help shape and direct his economic policies, according to a person familiar with the transition plans.
by Reuters | Feb 5, 2018
The Federal Reserve’s surprise ban on Wells Fargo & Co. growing its balance sheet comes at a difficult juncture for the United States’ third-largest lender.
by Reuters | Aug 10, 2017
The Federal Reserve expects sluggish U.S. inflation to rise over the next several months while the hot labor market gets yet hotter, one of the Fed’s most influential officials said on Thursday in comments that reinforce its gradual policy-tightening plan.
by Reuters | Nov 17, 2016
The Federal Reserve could raise U.S. interest rates “relatively soon” if economic data keeps pointing to an improving labor market and rising inflation, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday in a clear hint the U.S. central bank could hike next month.
by Reuters | Aug 25, 2016
While markets wait for Janet Yellen’s latest message about the direction of monetary policy, the Federal Reserve chief and her colleagues already have one for politicians: the U.S. economy needs more public spending to shift into higher gear.
by Laura Alix | Sep 18, 2015
Though economic indicators at home had ticked up at a...