Tag: Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is traveling to China this week for talks with senior Chinese officials, the Treasury Department said on Sunday. Yellen will be the second highest-ranking U.S. official to visit China in weeks as the United States attempts to improve ties with China’s ruling communist party. Yellen will travel to Beijing from July 6 to July 9 ...

The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) reported that the U.S. government would likely default on its payment obligations sometime between early June and early August if changes aren’t made. The group’s May 2023 debt-limit analysis report, which was released on May 9, cited pressure from a decline in tax revenue as the support for their conclusion on a default date. The ...