Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has issued a stark warning about the potential risks posed by America’s rapidly increasing national debt. Debt Surge Raises Fiscal Dominance Fears Yellen, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers Tuesday that Congress must address the looming debt ceiling before mid-October or risk defaulting on the nation's debt. In a ...

The United States has crossed a threshold that many economists once treated as a distant warning, not an imminent reality.

Janet Yellen warned Sunday that America’s surging national debt could severely constrain economic policymakers and undermine the independence of the Federal Reserve, raising the risk that political ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that Congress has just under three weeks to address the looming debt ceiling and avoid near-certain economic calamity. "We ...