Yellen wins unanimous Senate panel vote for Treasury despite Republican tax, debt concerns
- 23-Jan-2021
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Friday unanimously approved Janet Yellen’s nomination as the first woman Treasury secretary, indicating that she will easily win full Senate approval, but Republicans called for her to work with them in developing economic policies.
US to impose sanctions on Russia ‘in the near future’: Treasury Secretary
- 31-Jan-2018
WASHINGTON: The United States will impose new sanctions on Russia “in the near future,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday. The warning came as tensions heightened Tuesday between Moscow and Washington over possible punitive actions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government for meddling in the US presidential election in 2016. President Donald Trump’s administration on […]
Trump administration rejects World Bank capital increase
- 14-Oct-2017
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Friday rejected a capital increase by the World Bank, which the Bank says is necessary to expand its global anti-poverty mission. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the huge Washington-based institution is inefficient and can be more effective in the nearly $60 billion in development finance it currently allocates each year. […]