Janet Yellen sees ‘more work to do’ as China talks end with no breakthrough

Four days of top-level economic meetings between the United States and China concluded in Beijing on Monday with no major breakthrough, but the world’s two largest economies agreed to hold more discussions to address rising friction over trade, investment and national security. The conversation is poised to become even more difficult, however, as hopes of … Read more

Moves to unlock value of frozen Russian assets ‘necessary and urgent’: Janet Yellen

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday underscored the urgency of moving forward together with Western allies to unlock the value of frozen Russian sovereign assets to help Ukraine, but said the U.S. had no “preferred strategy” for how to do so. Yellen, speaking at a news conference ahead of meetings with her G7 and … Read more