Tag: Yellen, Janet L
Democrats Eye a Major Shift in How Corporations Are Taxed
WASHINGTON — At the center of the new climate and tax package that Democrats appear to be on…
Biden Administration’s Bid to Cap Russia Oil Prices Faces Resistance
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s push to form an international buyers’ cartel to cap the price of Russian…
How Joe Manchin Left a Global Tax Deal in Limbo
WASHINGTON — In June, months after reluctantly signing on to a global tax agreement brokered by the United…
Biden Seeks Price Cap on Russian Oil Amid Fears of Gas Shock
WASHINGTON — Relief at the gas pump coupled with this past week’s news that businesses continue to hire…
Ukraine War’s Latest Victim? The Fight Against Climate Change.
BERLIN — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seemed like an unexpected opportunity for environmentalists, who had struggled to focus…
Yellen Defends Pandemic Spending as Inflation Persists
WASHINGTON — At her confirmation hearing in early 2021, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen told lawmakers that it…
Yellen Calls on Europe to Boost Ukraine Aid
BRUSSELS — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen urged European nations on Tuesday to step up their spending to…
Treasury Secretary Yellen Looks to Get Global Tax Deal Back on Track
“I think the reality of turning a political commitment into binding domestic legislation is a lot more complex,”…
Fed Raises Interest Rate Half a Percentage Point, Largest Increase Since 2000
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a half percentage point and announced a plan to shrink its…
The Era of Cheap and Plenty May Be Ending
Ford Motor, which has grappled with pandemic supply chain issues, is working on making its own batteries —…