US October Deficit Swells 287% To $257 Billion According to a report by the Treasury Department on Wednesday, the figure was a sharp increase of 287% from October 2023's $67 billion deficit. Latin Times · Nov 14, 2024
US Finalizes Curbs On Investing In Chinese Tech The administration of President Joe Biden has finalized curbs on US investments in sensitive technologies like semiconductors in China that pose a threat to national security, the Treasury Department said Monday. International Business Times · Oct 28, 2024
Interest On US National Debt Tops 'Truly Astounding' $1 Trillion For First Time The record outlay during fiscal 2024 represents an annual increase of 29 percent, with the Treasury Department saying higher rates were 'largely' to blame. International Business Times · Oct 19, 2024
US Treasury Taps Machine Learning AI To Recover $4 Billion In Fraud The Treasury Department's recovery this fiscal year, a significant jump from the $652.7 million recovered in FY23, is driven by the Office of Payment Integrity (OPI) within the Bureau of the Fiscal Service strengthening its fraud prevention efforts. International Business Times · Oct 18, 2024
Prominent Palestinian activist slams US sanctions as ‘madness’ Majed al-Zeer says the US claim that he is a Hamas representative in Europe is an attempt to discourage his activism. Al Jazeera · Oct 11, 2024
China hawks prep tech investment screening measure - Roll Call Lawmakers hoping to stanch the flow of U.S. money into China’s tech sectors are appending the measure to a must-pass defense policy bill. Roll Call · Oct 1, 2024
US Treasury Imposes Sanctions On Iranian Actors For Election Interference US Treasury sanctions individuals linked to Iranian election interference activities in efforts to protect US electoral integrity. Top News · Sep 27, 2024
US Offers $10M Reward For Arrests Of 2 Alleged Russian Cyber Criminals The Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on one of the men and a virtual currency exchange operating in Russia International Business Times · Sep 26, 2024
Ice Cream Chain and Pharmacy Sanctioned by the U.S. for Being Linked to the Sinaloa Cartel Over the past two years, the Treasury Department has sanctioned more than 350 targets for involvement in drug trafficking activities Latin Times · Sep 25, 2024
Rep. Alford Opposes More Resources For Secret Service, Blames Democrats Rep. Mark Alford criticizes Secret Service leadership and calls for restructuring under Treasury Department. Top News · Sep 17, 2024
US Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon For Human Trafficking And Investment Scams The Treasury Department sanctioned Ly Yong Phat and entities he controlled over their role in the abusive treatment of workers in online scam centers International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024
US Accuses Russia's RT News Outlet Of Election Interference The United States indicted two employees of Russia's RT and imposed sanctions on top editors of the state-funded news outlet on Wednesday, accusing them of seeking to influence the 2024 US presidential election. International Business Times · Sep 4, 2024
New Treasury Regulations Target Money Laundering Through Real Estate Deals The new regulations are part of President Joe Biden's administration's goal to prevent laundered money from flowing through the U.S. financial system. International Business Times · Aug 29, 2024
New US rules try to make it harder for criminals to launder money by paying cash for homes The Treasury Department has issued new regulations aimed at making it harder for criminals to launder money by paying cash for residential real estate The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024
Top News · Aug 28, 2024 New Regulations Target Money Laundering In Real Estate Sales New Treasury regulations target money laundering in real estate transactions to enhance transparency and combat financial crime.
International Business Times · Aug 28, 2024 Warren 'Planted' Speculation About SEC's Gensler As Treasury Secretary: Blockchain Industry Leader There is renewed talk about Gary Gensler possibly being considered as Treasury Secretary under a Harris administration, but the latest speculation is that Sen. Elizabeth Warren herself planted the rumor.
International Business Times · Aug 20, 2024 Gary Gensler As Treasury Secretary? Crypto Community United In Pushback Against Idea The crypto community has been divided by Polymarket results, and crypto users have been divided by digital coin rivalries, but this time, they are united against the idea of SEC Chair Gary Gensler taking the reins of the Treasury Department should VP Kamala Harris win in November.
Reason · Jul 25, 2024 No, the Secret Service Is Not Underfunded As lawmakers investigate what went wrong at the Pennsylvania Trump rally, they should resist calls to give the agency more money.
Latin Times · Jul 25, 2024 Treasury Department freezes assets of Jalisco Cartel over alleged fentanyl trafficking The U.S. will also prevent Americans from doing business with Mexican companies linked to the men
Top News · Jul 24, 2024 US Banks Ordered To Disclose Russian Assets For Ukraine Aid U.S. Treasury mandates banks to disclose and potentially seize Russian assets to aid Ukraine's economy.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024 US banks to begin reporting Russian assets for eventual forfeiture under new law The Treasury Department is ordering the nation’s banking industry to start disclosing its holdings of Russian assets, with the goal of eventually seizing those billions of dollars in assets and selling them to aid the devastated Ukrainian economy
Top News · Jul 19, 2024 Treasury Department Warns Against State Laws Restricting Banks Treasury Department warns against state laws limiting banks from considering ESG factors, citing national security risks.
Latin Times · Jul 18, 2024 U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions cartel accountants and firms for timeshare fraud in Mexico In 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control announced three actions sanctioning a total of 50 individuals and entities linked to timeshare fraud activities
Top News · Jul 16, 2024 US Imposes Sanctions On Mexican Accountants Linked To Cartel U.S. sanctions Mexican accountants and firms tied to timeshare fraud by drug cartel, warns against falling victim to sophisticated scams.
Roll Call · Jul 3, 2024 Treasury seeks tighter rules on US investment in China tech - Roll Call The Treasury Department proposed further limiting U.S. investment flowing into China’s artificial intelligence and supercomputer technologies.