BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday that future discussions between the U.S. and China will focus on Beijing's need to shift its policy on industry and the economy. "We intend to underscore the need for a shift in policy during these talks — building on the over two hours I spent...
New ETF looks to profit from municipal bonds
A new ETF is trying to capture profits in the municipal funds space. BondBloxx's Joanna Gallegos is behind the IR+M Tax-Aware Short Duration ETF (TAXX) — which launched less than a month ago. "When you think about municipal bond portfolios, you really want people to think beyond them and...
Free trade flaws fueled Trump’s rise in 2016 — and the problems remain, top economist says
Decades of trade deficits and a strong dollar created too many "losers" in the U.S. economy who turned to Donald Trump's protectionist policies, according to Richard Koo, chief economist at the Nomura Research Institute — and those conditions remain. Trump's "America First" economic policies led his administration to institute a...
Here’s who Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is going to meet in China
BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was scheduled to arrive in China on Thursday ahead of four full days of meetings with Chinese officials. It's her second trip to the country since the summer, as the U.S. and China seek to increase high-level communication in an otherwise tense relationship....