Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen laid out a three-pronged agenda on Wednesday to address what she described as ongoing threats to the nation’s financial system. Presiding over the Financial Stability Oversight …
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Under the surface, other factors drove the selloff in U.S. government bonds, pushing prices down and yields up, according to investors and analysts. One factor was heavy selling by investors …
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The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield topped 1.77% on Tuesday, as coronavirus vaccine rollouts and planned infrastructure spending boosted hopes of a broad economic recovery, but added to inflation fears. The …
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‘Red hot’ economy would withstand 10-year Treasury yields at 3%, market bull Ed Yardeni predicts
Wall Street bull Ed Yardeni expects inflation to make a comeback. Yardeni predicts current market conditions will push the benchmark 10-year Treasury Note yield between 2.5% and 3% within the next …
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Bloomberg A Crypto Kid Had a $23,000-a-Month Condo. Then the Feds Came (Bloomberg) — Stefan Qin was just 19 when he claimed to have the secret to cryptocurrency trading.Buoyed with …
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U.S. Treasury yields rose sharply on Friday, amid worries that pent-up inflationary pressures would hurt the value of longer-dated debt. The U.S. bond market is closed Monday for the Presidents Day …
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Janet Yellen, considered as one of the world’s top economists, was on Tuesday sworn in as the first female Treasury Secretary of the United States. Yellen, 74, was administered the …
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InvestorPlace 7 Dividend Aristocrats That Will Outlive Us All Most long-term investors love passive income stocks. Therefore, today we introduce seven “Dividend Aristocrats,” or businesses that have increased the base …
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The Senate panel approved Yellen’s nomination by a vote of 26-0, sending it to the full Senate for final confirmation, the Xinhua news agency reported. “I hope that President Biden …
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Treasury nominee Yellen says U.S. can afford higher corporate tax rate if it coordinates with other countries
Treasury secretary nominee Janet Yellen speaks after US President-elect Joe Biden announced his economic team at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2020. Chandan Khanna | AFP …
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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac can keep future earnings, per agreement between Treasury and regulators
The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Treasury Department have reached an agreement that will allow Fannie Mae FNMA, and Freddie Mac FMCC, -0.51% to keep their earnings for the …
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The US 10-year treasury yield has risen to 1.12 per cent recently. This is the highest level since March 2020. The yield has more than doubled from 0.5 per cent …
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Steven Mnuchin had a pretty good weekend. First the treasury secretary pick advanced a step closer toward confirmation on Friday. Then his latest movie claimed the top spot at the …
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The 10-year Treasury yield jumped above 1% for the first time since the pandemic-triggered rout in March as traders awaited results from the Senate runoff races in Georgia. The benchmark …
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Ms. Yellen was the Federal Reserve chair from 2014 to 2018. Her term was not renewed by President Donald Trump. She took in the speaking fees in 2019 and 2020. …
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By: New York Times | Washington | December 22, 2020 9:09:20 am FILE – Gen. Paul Nakasone testifies during a hearing with the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill …
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Annette Riedl | Picture Alliance | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The Trump administration acknowledged reports on Sunday that a group backed by a foreign government carried out a cyberattack on …
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Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary to help economic recovery from COVID-19 crisis, say experts
Next Treasury Secretary will face a historic challenge of rebuilding the economy as the U.S. manages and moves forward from the COVID-19 crisis. Hailing the nomination of Janet Yellen as …
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Biden will nominate first women to lead treasury and intelligence, and first Latino to run homeland security
By: New York Times | Washinton | November 24, 2020 12:34:32 pm FILE — Janet Yellen, former chair of the Federal Reserve, in Washington, Oct. 31, 2017. President-elect Joe Biden …
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In 2014, Janet Yellen became the first woman to be named chair of the Federal Reserve. Six years later, she is poised to become the first woman Treasury secretary of …
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Janet Yellen Scott Mlyn | CNBC President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary, a historic decision that could make her the first woman …