First tour of duty on the Secretary Janet Yellen food beat in Fredericksburg, Va. today.

Carl’s Frozen Custard. She opted for the chocolate.

So excited about this!! Andrea Francesca Palasciano is a star and I can’t wait to work with her!

Yellen says “it is necessary & urgent for our international coalition to unlock the value of immobilized Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine’s continued resilience and reconstruction,” and that she will “continue intensive discussions” with G7 partners.

❗️NEW Macron in talks with EU leaders including Meloni to find alternatives to VDL — such as Draghi, we’re told

Some officials interpreted his move as a ploy to extract concessions from her.

With Ania Nussbaum Chiara Albanese Ewa Krukowska Alberto Nardelli
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Yellen ‘Fully’ Expects Fresh Sanctions on Iran in Coming Days bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Tomorrow at 2:30pm join the Atlantic Council at our studio inside IMF HQ1 as we unpack the options on Russia's blocked reserves with Brad Setser Viktoria Dendrinou and Charles Lichfield

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The Treasury’s sanctions office is investigating several US and foreign companies involved in shipments of chips with military applications that end up in Russia -- with Alberto Nardelli
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An influential economics forum is rife with misogyny and racism, revealing a very dark side of the profession
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Georgieva confirms she has support from many IMF members for a second term & wants to continue to serve - as we reported yesterday
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SCOOP: Kristalina Georgieva is interested in a second 5-year term as head of the IMF and poised to secure sufficient support, people familiar with the matter tell Viktoria Dendrinou Kamil Kowalcze Flavia Krause-Jackson and me.

Germany now coming on board after France
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In remarks delivered in front of stacks of lithium carbonate at an Albemarle processing facility in Chile, Secretary Janet Yellen is championing robust US relations with Chile

Janet Yellen touring Albemarle’s lithium processing facility in Antofagasta, Chile

Janet Yellen participating in a discussion with women Chilean economists and business leaders while in Santiago

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen kicked off a two-day visit in Chile Friday, in an effort to strengthen ties with an ally rich in minerals critical to key industries of the future. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Green

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says any plan to seize or monetize frozen Russian assets should not be considered as a substitute for aid to Ukraine bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

Janet Yellen meeting with Argentina Economy Minister Luis Caputo in Sao Paulo, says the Milei administration has already taken some important steps toward restoring fiscal sustainability

The US and its G-7 allies say they’re determined to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine – somehow. Yet for now they’re at odds over how to do it without getting into legal or financial jeopardy. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with Alberto Nardelli Alessandra Migliaccio

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says there is a strong 'moral case' for freeing up frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Politics

The strength of the US economy has been a key driver of global economic resilience, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to say Tuesday ahead of meetings with her G-20 counterparts bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

Tens of millions of euros of trade in banned sensitive goods to Russia continue to originate from the EU itself, despite multiple rounds of sanctions, an official says bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by Alberto Nardelli