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China, US Hold "Productive" Trade Talks In Beijing

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 1, 2019

China and the United States held "productive" trade talks in Beijing on Wednesday and will continue discussions in Washington next week, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, as the two try to end their trade war.

US, China Nearing "Concluding Issues" In Trade Talks: Top US Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 14, 2019

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that trade talks with China were nearing conclusion.

US Treasury Official David Malpass Named World Bank President

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 5, 2019

David Malpass, a senior US Treasury official in President Donald Trump's administration, was unanimously chosen Friday as the next president of the World Bank.

World Bank Says US Official Lone Candidate For Presidency

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 15, 2019

The World Bank confirmed Thursday that senior US Treasury official David Malpass was the lone candidate nominated to take over the helm of the development aid institution.

Donald Trump Tariffs Bring In Additional $9 Billion In First Quarter

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday February 14, 2019

The steep trade tariffs President Donald Trump imposed last year brought an additional $9 billion into the government's coffers from October to December but the deficit was still 42 percent higher than the prior year, the US Treasury reported Wednesday.

US Public Debt At Record High $22 Trillion

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 13, 2019

United States of America's public debt has reached a record high of more than $22 trillion, according to data released by the US Treasury Department.

Fake Eyelashes From North Korea Cost US Cosmetics Firm $1 Million Fine

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 2, 2019

California firm E.L.F. cosmetics has agreed to pay a nearly $1 million fine for importing fake eyelashes containing materials from UN-sanctioned North Korea, the US Treasury Department announced.

US Hits Russian Spies With Fresh Sanctions Over Election Meddling

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 20, 2018

The US Treasury hit 15 members of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency with sanctions Wednesday over their alleged roles in interference in the 2016 presidential election and hacking the World Anti-Doping Agency.

US Treasury Chief Meets Saudi Prince Amid Outrage Over Khashoggi Death

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 23, 2018

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday held closed-door talks in Riyadh with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has faced a global backlash over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder.

"Exemplary", Says US On RBI Declaring Forex Market Intervention: 10 Points

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday October 19, 2018

The US has recently said that it may remove India from its currency monitoring list of trading partners. Praising the central bank as "exemplary" for declaring its forex market intervention, the US said that India has addressed some of its concerns. US' currency monitoring list keeps a close watch on Washington's trading partners with potentially q...

India May Be Removed From US Currency Monitoring List Of Trading Partners

Business | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 18, 2018

US Treasury praises India for being "exemplary" in publishing its foreign exchange market intervention.

Annual US Budget Deficit Hits $779 Billion, Highest Since 2012: Treasury

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 16, 2018

The US budget deficit hit a six-year high of $779 billion in the most recent fiscal year, the Treasury announced Monday, underscoring the cost of last year's sweeping tax cuts.

US-China Trade Row Not A Threat To World Economy, Says Official

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday October 13, 2018

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pushed back Saturday against warnings that the Washington's trade fight with China imperils the world economy, saying that pushing Beijing to open up will be good for all.

US Charges North Korean Hacker in Sony, WannaCry Cyber-Attacks

Reuters | Friday September 7, 2018

Park Jin Hyok worked as part of a team of hackers, also known as the Lazarus Group, to try to breach multiple other US businesses, according to the complaint.

Alleged Russian Agent Butina Met With US Treasury, Fed Officials

World News | Reuters | Sunday July 22, 2018

Maria Butina, accused in the United States of spying for Russia, had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior U.S. officials.