No, Janet Yellen doesn’t back Trump’s tariff claim
“Former Biden Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen affirmed last year that tariffs do not raise prices: “I don’t believe that ...
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What Does the Secretary of the Treasury Do?
How Long Has Janet Yellen Been Secretary of the Treasury? Janet Yellen served as Secretary of the Treasury from 2021 to 2025 and was replaced by Scott Bessent in January 2025. Who Was Secretary of ...
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Bessent’s Treasury sticks with Yellen-era long-term debt plan
The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday maintained its guidance on keeping sales of longer-term debt unchanged well into 2025, despite ...
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Treasury sanctions Chinese hackers targeting Yellen
According to reports, the attackers compromised hundreds of Treasury computers, stole thousands of files, and accessed systems used by high-ranking officials, including Secretary Janet Yellen and ...
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Scott Bessent ’84 confirmed as Treasury Secretary
A billionaire investor and former adjunct professor at Yale, Bessent just became the ninth Yale graduate to hold the position and will succeed Janet Yellen GRD ’71, former President Joe Biden’s ...
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The End of the Global Tax Affair
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen signed this pact in 2021, dropping years of bipartisan opposition from U.S. Administrations. Team Biden thought the ploy might make it easier to sell ...
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Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump's tax cuts
In addition, Bessent faces a mounting and record U.S. debt load. Before leaving office this month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders that Treasury would start taking ...
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Bessent Wins Senate Confirmation to Be US Treasury Secretary
(Bloomberg) -- The US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as the next secretary of the Treasury, becoming the ... Even his Democratic predecessor, Janet Yellen, highlighted his market experience ...
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Scott Bessent confirmed as first openly gay U.S. treasury secretary
In addition, Bessent faces a mounting and record U.S. debt load. Before leaving office this month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned congressional leaders that Treasury would start taking ...
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Fact check: No, Janet Yellen doesn’t back Trump’s tariff claim
post on X by White House Rapid Response 47 account, Feb. 10 “Former Biden Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen affirmed last year that tariffs do not raise prices: “I don’t believe that American ...