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Business
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Economy
4/27/2025 7:02:06 PM
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's tumultuous tariff policy -- which has put global markets on a roller coaster -- as a way of creating "strategic uncertainty" that gives Washington the upper hand.
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Opinion
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4/16/2025 6:04:59 PM
Earlier this month, after US President Donald Trump introduced high “reciprocal” tariffs on 57 countries running trade surpluses with the United States, the stock market plunged, the dollar slid, and US Treasury yields climbed.
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World
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War in Ukraine
2/11/2025 11:20:28 PM
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be visiting Ukraine to meet the country's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump said in a social media post Tuesday.
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Opinion
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8/9/2024 7:31:30 PM
In 1971, US Treasury Secretary John Connally famously told his counterparts in the G10 that “the dollar is our currency, but it’s your problem.”
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/23/2024 5:53:31 PM
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Thursday of the risk of a "humanitarian crisis" if Israel cuts off a crucial financing channel to the occupied Palestinian territories.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
5/23/2024 3:48:59 PM
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Thursday of the risk of a "humanitarian crisis" if Israel cuts off a crucial financing channel to Palestinian banks.
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World
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International
4/8/2024 12:11:53 PM
The United States "will not accept" a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market, battering industries elsewhere, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday as she wrapped up high-level talks in China.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/30/2024 12:12:26 PM
The US Treasury Department pushed back against claims it had eased sanctions against West Bank settlers after pressure from Israel's finance minister.
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World
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Region
3/20/2024 9:57:08 PM
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions Wednesday against two people and their Russia-based companies it accused of supporting a Kremlin-directed disinformation campaign involving the impersonation of legitimate news websites.
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World
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Region
1/23/2024 12:36:28 PM
Iraqi no-frills carrier Fly Baghdad has condemned Washington's imposition of sanctions, saying the US Treasury provided no proof of its allegation the airline had assisted Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
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Business
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Economy
1/10/2024 3:45:30 PM
The US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva vowed full support for the Egyptian economy, according to an official statement on Wednesday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/18/2023 4:15:58 PM
The US Treasury announced sanctions on 10 Hamas members, operatives and financial facilitators Wednesday, including a key commander.
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Business
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Economy
10/11/2023 2:57:44 PM
United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the war between Israel and Hamas poses “additional concerns” to the American economy, but she still expects inflation can be contained without causing a recession.
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Business
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Economy
9/7/2023 10:49:08 PM
The US Treasury is pushing to increase funding for the International Monetary Fund by raising the quota obligations paid by member countries, a top official said Thursday.
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World
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Region
8/10/2023 3:54:58 PM
The US Treasury announced coordinated sanctions with Canada and Britain on Thursday against Riad Salameh, Lebanon's longtime central bank chief who recently left office without a successor.
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World
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International
7/6/2023 5:15:20 PM
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on Thursday, kicking off a visit aimed at improving communication and stabilising the tense relationship between the world's two largest economies.
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Business
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Economy
5/24/2023 7:07:55 PM
President Joe Biden offered to freeze government spending at current levels during crunch debt talks with Republicans, which would reduce the deficit by $1 trillion, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday.
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Business
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Economy
5/7/2023 8:54:48 PM
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Sunday that unless Congress acts soon to raise the nation's debt ceiling, "financial and economic chaos would ensue."
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World
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Region
3/22/2023 12:08:10 AM
The US Treasury Department announced on Tuesday new sanctions on several companies and individuals for supporting Iran's drone and other weapons programs.
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Business
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Tech
3/12/2023 7:27:49 PM
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the government wanted to avoid financial "contagion" from the implosion of the Silicon Valley Bank but ruled out a bailout of the institution.
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