U.S. Treasury’s Yellen says carbon pricing can work, with caveats
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged on Tuesday the use of carbon-pricing schemes such as a planned new European border levy but stressed such moves should take into account emission-cutting progress made in other ways.
Yellen urges EU to back global tax deal, consider more fiscal support
BRUSSELS, July 12 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged European Union countries on Monday to sign on to a global deal to revamp corporate taxation, keep fiscal support through 2022 and consider more spending in the face of COVID-19 uncertainty. “We need sustainable sources of revenue that do not rely on further taxing […]
Yellen sees no inflation problem after rate hike comments roil Wall Street
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday she sees no inflation problem brewing, downplaying earlier comments that rate hikes may be needed to stop the economy overheating as President Joe Biden’s spending plans boost growth. The initial comments made by Yellen, a former Federal Reserve chair, deepened a sell-off in tech stocks and pushed […]
