Why Top Economists Are Citing a Higher-Than-Reported Jobless Rate
New York Times· 6 days agoThe official rate stood at 6.3 percent in January, but using an expanded metric, Fed and Treasury...
European Shares Set To Open On Tepid Note
RTT News· 6 days agoEuropean stocks are seen opening on a cautious note Monday as Treasury yields continue to climb amid the outlook for better economic growth and more...
The GameStop Music Is Playing Again. Don’t Be Left Standing When It Stops.
Barron s Online· 3 days agoA morning briefing on what you need to know in the day ahead, including exclusive commentary from...
Bitcoin price crash wipes $10,000 from its value
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days agoSpeaking at the DealBook D.C. Policy Project conference, Janet Yellen said: "Bitcoin is an extremely inefficient way of conducting transactions and the...
Worries About Inflation, Rising Bond Yields May Weigh On Wall Street
RTT News· 6 days agoThe major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a lower opening on Monday after stocks ended the previous session nearly unchanged. The downward momentum on Wall Street comes amid concerns ...
Republicans Grapple With Raising the Minimum Wage
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe policy debate over raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour is the latest fault line between Democrats, who largely support the idea, and...
U.S.-Iran Talks Will Falter Unless Abdolnaser Hemmati Is at the Table
Foreign Policy Magazine· 3 days agoThe United States and Iran may soon be sitting at the negotiating table once again. In just the last...
Exceptionalism is dead: for tech, Texas and America
Politico· 6 days agoNext stop for Big Tech globally is digital tax: All eyes this week will be on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who meets her G-20 counterparts Feb. 26, ...
Trading Currencies: The Return of Janet Yellen
FX Empire via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoThe return of the former Fed Chair Janet Yellen to the forefront of US policy; this time on the fiscal side it’s one that the FX market will probably...
Janet Yellen becomes the first female Treasury chief; may be a calming influence in a divided...
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoJanet Yellen became the first woman to head the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday, a historic...