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US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent
The Treasury Department has announced several digital asset seizures related to sanctions on Iran as part of US sanctions.
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Feds to buy up to $6 billion in Treasury bonds. Here's why.
Wall Street analysts are skeptical that the Treasury Department's bond purchases can curb yields and lower U.S. borrowing costs.
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Treasury Department to buy back up to $6 billion in longer-term debt, triple the normal level
The much-anticipated announcement triples the normal buyback operation and follows an announcement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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Treasury will buy more government bonds than previously announced. The market remains 'underwhelmed.'
The Treasury Department said it would buy back $6 billion in U.S. government debt, exceeding the amount previously announced in its effort to contain bond yiel…
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Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students
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U.A.E. To Review Banque Misr, Targeted by Iran Sanctions
The Treasury Department accused Banque Misr's branches in the United Arab Emirates of helping Iran. The Emirati central bank promised an examination.
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Bitcoin has beaten stocks and gold over six months. Now it's closing in on $80,000.
Bitcoin was rising Monday near the $80,000 level that it last touched in May, after the cryptocurrency surged last week on the Treasury Department's plans to b…
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What's Behind the U.S. Treasury's Latest Attempt to Lower Interest Rates
The Treasury Department said it could begin to buy back more of its debt, and bond market investors are assessing the potential effects on borrowing costs.
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Why an announcement from the Treasury sparked a rally in gold and bitcoin this week
Cryptocurrencies and precious metals shot higher, while the U.S. dollar weakened, after the Treasury Department said it planned to double its bond buybacks.
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Dollar Sinks As Investors Flock To Gold, Crypto After Scott Bessent's Treasury Buyback
The DXY dollar index fell to 98.6630 on Friday, down 0.23% from the previous session, bringing its decline over the past month to 2.43%. The dollar's weakness…
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Longer-dated Treasury yields rise as Bessent's bond buyback rally fizzles out
Concerns over the Treasury Department's debt repurchase program continue to weigh on markets.
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Investors sell stocks and bonds as government efforts fail to soothe market
Stocks fell and bond yields jumped on Thursday. The Treasury Department is trying to keep a lid on government borrowing costs but with limited success so far.
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Markets Rally After U.S. Treasury Tries to Ease Bond Market Stress
Government bond yields fell and stocks jumped on a move by the Treasury Department to double the amount of debt that it can buy back from investors.
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Pressure on bonds abates as Treasury announces buybacks. What may come next.
The Treasury Department said Wednesday that it will more than double the size of government-debt buybacks, sending yields sharply lower and stocks higher at th…
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EXCLUSIVE: A-Listers Got $34 Million In COVID Relief, The Trump Admin Is Trying To Get It Back
The Trump administration is moving to claw back tens of millions of dollars in pandemic relief that went to celebrities, music artists, and entertainment indus…
Rule could let parents put $2,500 into child 'Trump accounts' tax-free
Proposed guidance from the Treasury Department clarifies how employer and employee contributions to the new accounts would work.
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Treasury Department Busts Global Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas Terror-Financing Network
The Treasury Department dropped the hammer Thursday on a sprawling network of terror-supporting hypocrites, slapping heavy sanctions on Muslim Brotherhood and…
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Treasury Department rips draft report warning of 'AI bubble'
AI companies have become so deeply embedded in financial markets that a sharp downturn would ripple far beyond Silicon Valley, according to a report.
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Where can I invest my kid's 'Trump account' money? The Treasury Department just answered that question.
The money in "Trump accounts" has to be invested in low-cost index funds - and now parents and investors are learning which funds they can actually use.
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Treasury Department authorizes Iranian oil sales through August
Iranian supertankers have switched on their transponders, after going dark during the war, as they depart the region loaded with oil.
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Treasury Department plans to use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover
The Treasury Department will use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover from damage caused by Tehran's regime, a source familiar with Treasury Secreta…
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Almost every US tax filer got a cut this year, coming to $82B in relief: Treasury Department
Without the new law, those same families would have been hit with a $5 trillion tax hike from the expiration of Trump's landmark 2017 law that slashed payments…
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Treasury Department says it's 'prepared' to put Trump's face on a new $250 bill if legislation passes
Treasury Department says it's 'prepared' to put Trump's face on a new $250 bill if legislation passes
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Treasury Department is weighing a $250 bill with Trump's image
The department said it is preparing for the banknote in response to legislation proposed last year.
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Trump, DOJ settle $10 billion lawsuit against IRS and Treasury Department over leaked tax returns
President Trump and the Justice Department reached a settlement Monday in his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS and Treasury Department over his leaked tax r…
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Treasury Department announces new Series I bond rate of 4.26% for the next six months
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new Series I bond rates through October 2026.
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Trump administration looks to shift student-loan responsibilities to Treasury Department
The move comes as officials work to severely diminish the Education Department, which oversees the $1.7 trillion student-loan portfolio
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Trump and his eldest sons file $10B lawsuit against IRS, Treasury Department over leaked tax records
The Trump Organization, the first family's business, is also listed as a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in a Miami federal court.
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Treasury Department opens probe into Minnesota COVID fraud scheme
The Treasury Department is currently investigating whether Minnesota welfare money stolen in a massive fraud scheme went to a Somali terror group. CBS Minnesot…
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Treasury Department announces new Series I bond rate of 4.03% for the next six months
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced new Series I bond rates through April 2026.