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  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    Technology regulation
    US removes stumbling block to global deal on digital tax

    Biden administration drops insistence on ‘safe harbour’ for companies, opening door to agreement

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
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    Yellen backs fresh financial support for low-income countries

    Reversal of Trump veto on IMF special drawing rights could give $500bn boost to global economy

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
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    Investors also need to ‘act big’ as Yellen signals regime change

    Expansive fiscal and monetary policies may see 1980s-style Japanese melt-up and meltdown

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Markets InsightDavid Waddill
    Yellen needs to tell Asian nations to stop currency manipulation

    US needs to take a tougher line so excess savings can be drawn down to stimulate global growth

  • Sunday, 14 February, 2021
    Rana Foroohar
    Bitcoin’s rise reflects America’s decline

    Cryptocurrencies have a place in a new world order where the dollar has less of a starring role

  • Friday, 12 February, 2021
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    Yellen signals US return to multilateralism in first G7 meeting

    Treasury secretary urges continued support for global economy: ‘the time to go big is now’

  • Sunday, 7 February, 2021
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    Yellen predicts full US employment next year if stimulus is passed

    Treasury secretary says benefits of $1.9tn package outweigh inflation risks

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
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    Yellen vows to take hard line against currency manipulation

    Treasury secretary nominee details incoming administration’s international economic policy plans

  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Yellen tells confirmation hearing US should ‘act big’

    Treasury nominee says with rates low, lawmakers should spend now and worry about deficits later

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    At times an uber-dove on monetary policy, Yellen has been more restrained in her views on fiscal spending. In the near-term, however, yawning deficits are a given.

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  • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
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    Speaking fees are a funny way to buy influence.

  • Thursday, 31 December, 2020
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    Our pick of the people who captured the key moments and trends of the year

  • Sunday, 27 December, 2020
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    Black leaders urge action to match Janet Yellen’s words on race

    The next Treasury secretary has a long record of advocating for racial equity. Can she now spur change?

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
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    There is concern among progressives that a Biden administration could end up being a repeat of the Obama years

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
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    Without a Democratic Senate, Bidenomics will not get very far

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
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    Yellen calls for action to prevent US economic ‘devastation’

    Ex-Fed chair expresses concerns about the poor as she is introduced as next Treasury secretary

  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
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    The appointments of Janet Yellen and the people around her make for a strong economic team

  • Monday, 30 November, 2020
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    President-elect tries to balance factions in Democratic party with diverse appointments

  • Sunday, 29 November, 2020
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    Janet Yellen is the right woman for the times

    The former Fed chair is an ideal pick for Treasury secretary by president-elect Joe Biden

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
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    Janet Yellen: a Fed veteran ready to take the wheel at the Treasury

    President-elect Joe Biden is likely to propel the broad-minded pragmatist to the top US economic post in a time of crisis

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
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    How Janet Yellen will deploy her soft power at the Treasury

    Former Fed chair knows how to get other economists to think the way she does

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  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
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