List of U.S. Treasury articles
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Pedestrians sit at a bus shelter where an electronic billboard and a poster display the current U.S. national debt per person and as a nation, in Washington, D.C. Is the U.S. Facing a Debt Crisis?
Trump policies expected to push soaring debt even higher.
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A person's hand is visible as they hold a sign up in front of the marble columns of the U.S. Treasury Department beneath a pale gray sky. The sign is printed in bold text and says: "It's Musk or us. Whose side are you on?" Should We Worry About DOGE Controlling the U.S. Payment System?
The payments that it processes amount to a quarter of U.S. GDP.
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Reporters holding cell phones and microphones crowd around McCarthy inside the U.S. Capitol. The Debt Ceiling Deal Highlights America’s Warped Priorities
By failing to invest in its own people, the United States shows the world the shakiness of the foundations of its power.
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A bronze statue of Alexander Hamilton stands in front of the U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington, D.C. The statue is positioned between the two central columns in front of the building. America’s ‘Full Faith and Credit’ Is Closer Than Ever to Defaulting
A debt default would tank U.S. credit and credibility around the world.
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The Swiss National Bank presents the new 1,000-franc note to the press in Zurich on March 5, 2019. Trump Leaves Biden Administration a Parting Gift in Currency Wars
The Treasury’s decision to label both Switzerland and Vietnam currency manipulators was unusual—and leaves the Biden administration with some tough choices to make.
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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam U.S. Halts Some Foreign Assistance Funding to Ethiopia Over Dam Dispute with Egypt, Sudan
Some U.S. officials fear the move will harm Washington’s relationship with Addis Ababa.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Xinjiang’s Vast Paramilitary Settler Corps
Beijing is likely to react strongly to the first targeting of high-level officials and a government body.
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The construction of an Ethiopian dam on the Nile river is seen. Trump Mulls Withholding Aid to Ethiopia Over Controversial Dam
The massive Ethiopian dam is a flash point for tensions in Africa—and is now sowing confusion and discord within the U.S. government, with many officials concerned Washington is too much in Egypt’s corner.
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The symbol of the euro, the currency of the eurozone, stands illuminated in Frankfurt, Germany, on Jan. 21, 2015. (Hannelore Foerster/Getty Images) The EU’s Dirty Money Blacklist: North Korea, Syria, and… Puerto Rico?
In the latest showdown between Brussels and Washington, the U.S. Treasury Department instructed American banks to ignore new EU anti-money laundering directives.
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Family members shout slogans as they wait outside the Kobar prison in north Khartoum to welcome their loved ones after Sudan released dozens of opposition activists Feb. 18 who were arrested in January when authorities cracked down on protests against rising food prices. (Ebrahim Hamid/AFP/Getty Images) Sanctions Against Sudan Didn’t Harm an Oppressive Government — They Helped It
The end of economic isolation hasn’t brought a financial windfall or more freedom. Instead, the regime is as strong as ever while ordinary people suffer.
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French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire addresses a conference on February 15, 2018 at the Economy Ministry in Paris. OFAC Off
The European Union needs to defend its economic sovereignty from U.S. overreach. Creating its own agency for sanctions enforcement would be a start.
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Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, and other leaders depart after posing for the group photo at the G7 summit on May 26, 2017 in Taormina, Italy. How Europe Can Block Trump
After Washington exits the Iran deal, U.S. secondary sanctions could harm European companies. EU leaders should retaliate by reviving a tool used successfully in the 1990s.
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A man looks at a J-31 Gyrfalcon stealth fighter plane model designed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China at the Beijing International Aviation Expo on Sept. 17, 2015. WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images Washington Strikes Back Against Chinese Investment
A new bill moving forward on Capitol Hill would expand regulators' ability to block Chinese acquisitions — and U.S. ventures abroad.
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The State Department headquarters in Washington on Sept. 12, 2012. U.S. Government Faces Critical ‘Brain Drain’ of Sanctions Experts
Departure of top sanctions official prompts new concerns.
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GettyImages-671241444 The Lights Are on at the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, but Nobody Is Home
The committee charged with protecting national security from risky foreign investments is understaffed and besieged by a surge in cases.