5.27.22
US sanctions North Korea in response to latest missile launches
—Tobias Burns // The Hill // 27 May 2022 // 2:08 PM ET
US sanctions North Korea in response to latest missile launches
—Tobias Burns // The Hill // 27 May 2022 // 2:08 PM ET
10.6.21
Treasury weighing asking IMF chief to resign over ethics scandal: report
—Caroline Vakil // 6 Oct. 2021 // 8:30 PM EDT
Treasury weighing asking IMF chief to resign over ethics scandal: report
—Caroline Vakil // 6 Oct. 2021 // 8:30 PM EDT
9.29.21
The prolonged impasse arrives at a delicate political moment when Biden's approval numbers are falling and Democrats are also scrambling to prevent a government shutdown this week and a Treasury default next month, all in the face of entrenched GOP opposition.
—Mike Lillis, "Pelosi leaves room to delay infrastructure vote," 29 Sep. 2021 {11:19 AM EDT}
The prolonged impasse arrives at a delicate political moment when Biden's approval numbers are falling and Democrats are also scrambling to prevent a government shutdown this week and a Treasury default next month, all in the face of entrenched GOP opposition.
—Mike Lillis, "Pelosi leaves room to delay infrastructure vote," 29 Sep. 2021 {11:19 AM EDT}
8.2.21
Donald Trump to Fight Release of Tax Returns, His Lawyer Says
—Corinne Ramey & Sadie Gurman // 2 Aug. 2021 // 6:55 PM ET
Donald Trump to Fight Release of Tax Returns, His Lawyer Says
—Corinne Ramey & Sadie Gurman // 2 Aug. 2021 // 6:55 PM ET
7.23.21
Meanwhile, across other asset classes, Treasury yields recovered after also sliding Monday... In the bond market, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes ticked up to 1.286% from 1.264% Thursday. Yields move in the opposite direction to bond prices. The yield on the benchmark note fell to 1.181% on Monday while stocks slid, marking its lowest yield since February.
—Caitlin McCabe & Joe Wallace, "Dow Tops 35000 as Stocks Rise to Records," 23 Jul. 2021 {5:17 PM ET}
7.8.21
Dow sheds close to 250 points and Treasury yields extend their decline: U.S. stocks fell Thursday, while Treasury yields sank for a fourth day, as investors unwound bets on a spell of high growth and inflation... On Thursday, government bonds continued to rally, pushing the yield on 10-year Treasury notes down to 1.307% from 1.321% Wednesday. Yields drop when bond prices climb... In overseas markets, the Stoxx Europe 600 lost 1.7%, while European government bonds rallied alongside Treasurys.
—Joe Wallace, "Stocks Skid on Economic Worries," 8 Jul. 2021 {10:49 AM ET}
Meanwhile, across other asset classes, Treasury yields recovered after also sliding Monday... In the bond market, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes ticked up to 1.286% from 1.264% Thursday. Yields move in the opposite direction to bond prices. The yield on the benchmark note fell to 1.181% on Monday while stocks slid, marking its lowest yield since February.
—Caitlin McCabe & Joe Wallace, "Dow Tops 35000 as Stocks Rise to Records," 23 Jul. 2021 {5:17 PM ET}
7.8.21
Dow sheds close to 250 points and Treasury yields extend their decline: U.S. stocks fell Thursday, while Treasury yields sank for a fourth day, as investors unwound bets on a spell of high growth and inflation... On Thursday, government bonds continued to rally, pushing the yield on 10-year Treasury notes down to 1.307% from 1.321% Wednesday. Yields drop when bond prices climb... In overseas markets, the Stoxx Europe 600 lost 1.7%, while European government bonds rallied alongside Treasurys.
—Joe Wallace, "Stocks Skid on Economic Worries," 8 Jul. 2021 {10:49 AM ET}
4.2.21
The sanctions imposed by the Trump State Department on ICC officials were listed under the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Individuals, measures most frequently used to target terrorists and drug traffickers.
—Laura Kelly, "Blinken revokes sanctions on ICC officials imposed by Trump," 2 Apr. 2021 {3:28 PM EDT}
The sanctions imposed by the Trump State Department on ICC officials were listed under the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Individuals, measures most frequently used to target terrorists and drug traffickers.
—Laura Kelly, "Blinken revokes sanctions on ICC officials imposed by Trump," 2 Apr. 2021 {3:28 PM EDT}
3.30.21
IRS: Federal beneficiaries to get relief checks starting April 7
—Sylvan Lane // 30 Mar. 2021 // 1:42 PM EDT
IRS: Federal beneficiaries to get relief checks starting April 7
—Sylvan Lane // 30 Mar. 2021 // 1:42 PM EDT
2.27.21
The Treasury Department further levied sanctions against a former high-ranking intelligence official, Ahmad Hassan Mohammed al Asiri, who was earlier implicated in the attack on Khashoggi, as well as the crown prince’s personal security detail, the Rapid Intervention Force... Varsha Koduvayur, a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said the Treasury sanction of al Asiri is an important move in targeting a key individual and called the visa restrictions announced by the State Department “well intentioned.”
—Laura Kelly, "Biden holds off punishing Saudi crown prince, despite US intel," 27 Feb. 2021 {6:21 AM EST}
The Treasury Department further levied sanctions against a former high-ranking intelligence official, Ahmad Hassan Mohammed al Asiri, who was earlier implicated in the attack on Khashoggi, as well as the crown prince’s personal security detail, the Rapid Intervention Force... Varsha Koduvayur, a senior research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said the Treasury sanction of al Asiri is an important move in targeting a key individual and called the visa restrictions announced by the State Department “well intentioned.”
—Laura Kelly, "Biden holds off punishing Saudi crown prince, despite US intel," 27 Feb. 2021 {6:21 AM EST}
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