It is reported by The Wall Street Journal.

According to the minister, one cannot assume that the Fed will agree to such a "trick".

“The Fed is not obligated to accept it.

It's up to them to decide what to do," Yellen said.

On Jan. 19, Janet Yellen said the Treasury has begun taking emergency measures to avoid a default on its statutory debt ceiling, which is set at $31.4 trillion.

The inability of the US government to pay its obligations could provoke a global financial crisis, she stressed.