Top economists fear the era of fiscal dominance is here, and we’ve abandoned the debt problem already.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers Tuesday that Congress must address the looming debt ceiling before mid-October or risk defaulting on the nation's debt. In a ...

Janet Yellen warned Sunday that America’s surging national debt could severely constrain economic policymakers and undermine the independence of the Federal Reserve, raising the risk that political ...

The Treasury Department described the conversation, which also covered the impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the global economy, as “candid and substantive.” Treasury secretary says high fuel ...

The central bank's new chair makes her first appearance before Congress since being confirmed. She'll also say that the economy picked up speed... Since every word that the head of the Federal Reserve ...

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ...

WASHINGTON — The frenetic first three weeks of Donald Trump's presidency have left political leaders divided and dizzy with uncertainty over what happens next. This week, it will be Federal Reserve ...

Lawmakers thwart an international tax on U.S. companies that Janet Yellen and Joe Biden never should have allowed. Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized President Trump’s tariffs, in an ...