Category: Janet
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Janet Yellen still sees a soft landing despite weak jobs report
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said there were no “red lights flashing” in the financial system, and reiterated her view that the U.S. economy has reached a soft landing even with weak job growth. “For the U.S., the kinds of metrics that we watch that would summarize risks — whether…
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Janet Yellen still sees a soft landing despite weak jobs report
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said there were no “red lights flashing” in the financial system, and reiterated her view that the U.S. economy has reached a soft landing even with weak job growth. “For the U.S., the kinds of metrics that we watch that would summarize risks — whether…
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Janet Yellen says lowering carbon emissions is ‘greatest economic opportunity’
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen traveled to the mouth of the Amazon River on Saturday, where she made the case that combating climate change would boost economic growth in the region and around the world. The needed shift to reduce carbon emissions is “the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st…
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Janet Yellen is a fan of ‘Diners, Drive-ins and Dives’ and visiting restaurants to go beyond economic data
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Janet Yellen has been at the top of economic policymaking for decades, having previously served as chair of the Federal Reserve, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, among other roles, before becoming Treasury secretary. But her visits…