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Kate Davidson

ARTICLES BY KATE DAVIDSON

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress that the Treasury would be unable to pay all of the government’s bills if the ceiling isn’t raised by Oct. 18 (Photo: Reuters)

What is the debt ceiling and why does Congress need to raise it?

6 min read . 30 Sept 2021

A file photo of White House to Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: Reuters)

What is the debt ceiling and why does Congress need to raise it?

6 min read . 24 Sept 2021

A Taliban fighter walks past a beauty saloon with images of women defaced using a spray paint in Shar-e-Naw in Kabul on August 18, 2021. (AFP)

US halted dollar shipments to Afghanistan to keep cash out of Taliban’s hands

4 min read . 18 Aug 2021

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

Global minimum tax deal marked a win for Yellen

5 min read . 08 Jul 2021

US President Joe Biden. (AP)

Biden’s $4.5 trillion spending plan faces deficit test

5 min read . 02 May 2021

File Photo: Joe Biden’s plan stresses equity in access to jobs and transportation options (REUTERS)

Biden infrastructure plan aims to boost economy’s productivity over time

6 min read . 01 Apr 2021

US President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn upon returning to the White House in Washington, DC on March 14, 2021. - President Biden spent the week-end in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (AFP)

White House weighs how to pay for long-term economic program

7 min read . 15 Mar 2021

Janet Yellen (REUTERS)

Yellen is creating a new senior treasury post for climate czar

5 min read . 12 Feb 2021

Regulators say market infrastructure was resilient in GameStop frenzy

3 min read . 05 Feb 2021

President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders in the Oval Office (AP)

Biden’s executive orders signal collision course with GOP

5 min read . 23 Jan 2021

Janet Yellen, US Treasury secretary nominee, wearing a protective mask, is seen before US President-elect Joe Biden arrives at the East Front of the US Capitol for his inauguration ceremony to be the 46th President of the United States in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / POOL / AFP) (AFP)

Yellen makes case for sweeping stimulus package in face of GOP skepticism

5 min read . 21 Jan 2021

Janet Yellen would be managing the nation’s debt when the economic consensus has flipped (REUTERS)

The debt question facing Janet Yellen: How much is too much?

10 min read . 19 Jan 2021

Janet Yellen. (REUTERS)

Yellen to make clear US doesn’t seek weak dollar

3 min read . 18 Jan 2021