This feature speculates on who might become the next United States Treasury Secretary. With the election in high gear, the financial world is abuzz with speculation about the next Treasury Secretary. John Snow isn't expec...
However, in 2019, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the design process had been delayed and Tubman would not appear on the $20 bill until at least 2028. What other famous women should be considered for the next faces of American money? Maybe Amelia Earhart? Or perhaps Eleanor Roosevelt ...
In her recent trip to China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen repeatedly blasted Beijing's industrial "overcapacity" for threatening the global economy. But her accusation deliberately ignored the most basic laws of market economy: On the supply side, it is innovation, cost-efficient manufactur...
Jack Lew, Obama’s current Treasury Secretary, was chief operating officer of Citigroup’s Alternative Investments unit, a proprietary trading group, from 2006 to 2008, before he joined the Obama administration. Peter Orszag, Obama’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget, left the Obam...
Our conversation, edited for length and clarity, is below. What advice do you have for the next Cabinet secretary? If you haven't been in Washington, one of your immediate hires should be somebody that knows the Hill well. Someone who can help you navigat...
The suit claims Republican Secretary of State Al Schmidt is violating state and federal law by failing to verify the identity of voters who register under federally mandated procedures for overseas voters. An attorney for the lawmakers, Erick Kaardal, said the lax process means voters who re...
"Treasury is committed to holding Russian elites to account for their support of President Putin's war of choice," said Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen, adding that the move demonstrates "our commitment to impose massive costs on Putin's closest confidants and their family m...
While speculation swirls over Trump's pick for the next Treasury Secretary, with eyebrows raised after the President-elect unexpectedly met with Goldman COO Gary Cohn earlier in the day, one of the more interesting names to have emerged in the running for the top economic post is that of John...
Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, is a veteran Wall Street executive who advised Trump during his presidential campaign and has promoted his economic agenda of tariffs, lower taxes, and reducing federal regulations. Trump announced the pick Friday in a post Truth Social, ...
Janet Yellen is a highly accomplished American economist who has made history by becoming the first woman to serve as both the Chair of the Federal Reserve and the Secretary of the Treasury. Her economic philosophy emphasizes the importance of government regulation in economic markets and prioritizes...