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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a press conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., November 10, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBESSEMER CITY, North Carolina, Nov 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday she believes the U.S. economy does not need further drastic monetary policy tightening to stamp out inflationary expectations and was on track to achieve a "soft landing" with strong employment.Yellen told reporters after a speech at a lithium processing plant in North Carolina that in the past, the Federal Reserve sometimes had...

Spain's new Minister of Industry Hector Gomez Hernandez walks outside Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Spain is optimistic about the prospects of attracting new investment into its automotive sector following the so-called Euro 7 agreement, which watered down proposed rules on pollutant emissions rules for new cars in Europe, Trade Minister Hector Gomez told Reuters on Thursday.EU ministers last month approved the rules under Spain's rotating presidency of the European Council, a position which Gomez said was...

Bolivia's President Luis Arce addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Bolivia is open to tie-ups with European and other global companies for lithium exploration and extraction provided they adhere to the country’s conditions, president Luis Arce said on Wednesday."We are open to any company that wants to come to Bolivia, but the conditions are clear," Arce told Reuters in an interview, adding that his country wants to participate...

Workers are seen at the production line of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV) at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer Acquire Licensing RightsMADRID, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The European Union could become as dependent on China for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells by 2030 as it was on Russia for energy before the war in Ukraine unless it takes strong measures, a paper prepared for EU leaders said.The document, obtained by Reuters, will be the basis of discussions on Europe's economic security during a...

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm delivers a speech ahead of a conversation with Daniel Yergin, the vice chairman of S&P Global, during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The Biden administration is offering $12 billion in grants and loans for auto makers and suppliers to retrofit their plants to produce electric and other advanced vehicles, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Thursday."While we transition to EVs, we want to ensure that workers can transition...