A new report from the US Federal Reserve has flagged business debt as one of the largest risks to the national economy

Donald Trump will launch a review into the Dodd-Frank law, a move which could scale back regulations introduced in response to the 2008 financial crash

The new Fed chair suggested in her first news conference that the central bank could raise record low interest rates as soon as April 2015

Emerging markets were once perceived as the salvation of the world economy – but things have taken a turn for the worse, and developing countries have been hit hard by mood swings in the global financial markets

Janet Yellen became the first woman to head the US Federal Reserve in its entire 100-year history in February. Will she be remembered as one of the greats who led the world’s most important central bank?