Yellen's sticks and carrots- POLITICO
The treasury secretary gave a speech on the international order that called out countries that “are currently sitting on the fence” on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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The treasury secretary gave a speech on the international order that called out countries that “are currently sitting on the fence” on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On Aug. 18, China’s stock market plummeted by a vertigo-inducing 6.2 percent in one day of trading, part of a months-long decline that’s erased over $3 trillion worth of market value from the country’s equity markets. That followed last week’s surprise decision to allow the value of the renminbi (RMB), China’s currency, to fall several percentage points against the U.S.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan meets with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi today to confront the Chinese government about what the U.S. sees as its tacit support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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