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Can Joe Biden and a fistful of cash win rural America for Democrats?
Biden plans an aggressive outreach to rural voters. Reuters spoke to more than two dozen Democratic officials, local politicians, activists and academics who said he faces an uphill battle. → Read More
U.S. calls Pan Gongsheng China's c.bank 'head', suggesting unannounced promotion
The United States has repeatedly referred to a senior Chinese central banker as the head or acting head of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) in recent days, appearing to confirm his expected elevation to the top post. → Read More
China, U.S. must communicate on "significant disagreements", Yellen says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said 10 hours of bilateral meetings with senior Chinese officials in recent days were "direct" and "productive" and helped stabilise the often rocky relationship as her four-day Beijing trip drew to a close . → Read More
Yellen urges China to support existing institutions to fight climate change
The United States and China, as the world's two largest economies, must work together to combat the "existential threat" of climate change, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese government officials and climate experts on Saturday. → Read More
Yellen to meet women economists in Beijing
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with female economists in Beijing on Saturday, an effort to spotlight gender diversity following meetings with China's largely male government leaders. → Read More
Yellen urges China to adopt market reforms, insists U.S. not decoupling
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen kicked off a four-day visit to Beijing on Friday by calling for market reforms in the world's second-largest economy and warning that the United States and its allies will fight back against what she called China's "unfair economic practices." → Read More
U.S.'s Yellen kicks off China visit with both sides locked in confrontation
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on Thursday to begin a four-day visit expected to focus on recalibrating ties between the world's two largest economies, although both sides have low expectations for the outcome. → Read More
Yellen's China visit aims at 'new normal' with Beijing
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's first trip to China will focus on recalibrating ties between the world's two largest economies, as military communications remain frozen and Beijing's new restrictions on exports of some metals spark fresh tensions. → Read More
Treasury's Yellen to visit China this week to expand communications
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing from July 6-9 for meetings with senior Chinese officials on a broad range of issues, including U.S. concerns about a new Chinese counterespionage law, a senior Treasury official said on Sunday. → Read More
IMF board completes Ukraine loan review, allowing $890 mln withdrawal
The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Thursday completed its first review of Ukraine's $15.6 billion loan program, allowing Kyiv to immediately withdraw $890 million for budget support as it mounts a major offensive against Russia's invasion. → Read More
Biden to host Jennifer Hudson, Wu-Tang's Method Man at Juneteenth concert
President Joe Biden will host the White House's first big Juneteenth celebration, a concert featuring performances by Oscar-winning singer Jennifer Hudson, hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and marching bands from historically black universities in Tennessee and Maryland. → Read More
Bidens offer 'joy' at White House Pride event as LGBTQ attacks mount
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday hosted the largest Pride celebration in White House history on Saturday, calling for new measures to protect the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ people amid a spate of what he called "terrifying" attacks and legislation. → Read More
World Bank to assess damage after Ukraine dam destruction
The World Bank will support Ukraine by conducting a rapid assessment of damage and needs after Tuesday's destruction of a huge hydroelectric dam on the front lines between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a top bank official said on Wednesday. → Read More
Britain to host first global summit on artificial intelligence safety
Britain will host a global summit on artificial intelligence safety later this year and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss the technology at their Thursday meeting, the UK government said. → Read More
After dangerous encounters, US accuses China of military 'aggressiveness'
The White House said on Monday recent dangerous encounters between U.S. and Chinese forces in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea reflect a growing aggressiveness by Beijing's military that raises the risk of an error in which "somebody gets hurt." → Read More
Treasury confirms U.S. default as early as June 1 without debt ceiling hike
In her third letter to Congress in three weeks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it was "highly likely" the agency will not meet all government payment obligations by early June, triggering the first-ever US default. → Read More
US economy 'hangs in the balance' as debt limit impasse drag on, Yellen says
The standoff over the federal debt limit is already having dire consequences for the U.S. economy, driving borrowing costs higher and adding to the country's debt burden, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is expected to say in prepared remarks on Tuesday. → Read More
US on track for June 1 default without debt ceiling hike, Treasury says
The U.S. Treasury Department reiterated Monday it expects to be able to pay the U.S. government's bills only through June 1 without a debt limit increase, increasing pressure on congressional Republicans and the White House to reach a deal in coming days. → Read More
Yellen hopeful of a solution to 'more difficult' debt ceiling showdown
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday called a showdown over raising the U.S. debt ceiling "more difficult" than in the past but said she remained hopeful a solution could be found to avert a first ever U.S. default → Read More
UK's Hunt says 'absolutely devastating' if US failed to raise debt ceiling
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday it would be "absolutely devastating" if the United States failed to reach agreement to raise its debt ceiling and had its gross domestic product "knocked off track". → Read More