Category: U.S. treasury department

US Sanctions Gold Firms Tied to Wagner Mercenary Group

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on multiple companies accused of using illicit gold sales to help fund Russia’s Wagner mercenary group. Treasury said in an announcement on June 27 that it had sanctioned four companies in the Central African Republic (CAR), United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Russia, accusing the entities of engaging…


Bank Deposit Bailouts Could Cost Taxpayers Billions

Following a string of regional bank failures over the past several weeks, bank regulators were quick to guarantee all depositors for the full balance of their bank accounts, even beyond the $250,000 limit set by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). At the time, the Biden administration assured Americans that taxpayers would not be on…


US and Its Allies Will Tighten Screws on Russia’s Evasion of Sanctions, Says Treasury Department

The United States and its allies will impose new sanctions this week on Russia in order to punish the Kremlin for the war in Ukraine. Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo announced on Feb. 21 further efforts to prevent Russia from evading sanctions and export controls, aimed at pressuring it to withdraw from its neighbor….


US Places Taiwan, Vietnam on Monitoring List for Possible Currency Manipulation

The U.S. Treasury has placed Taiwan and Vietnam on its monitoring list for possible currency manipulation due to the countries exceeding thresholds over the four quarters through December 2021. The Treasury Department released its semi-annual currency report on Friday (pdf), which assessed the U.S. major trading partners against thresholds that determine whether a country’s exchange…


US to Partner With Israel to Combat Ransomware Attacks

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Sunday it will partner with Israel to combat ransomware, with the two countries launching a joint task force to address cybersecurity. The task force will develop a memorandum of understanding supporting information sharing related to the financial sector, including cybersecurity regulations and threat intelligence, the Treasury Department said. The…


China Insider: Defense Bill Orders U.S. Treasury to Probe Chinese Money Laundering

The U.S. Treasury Department will investigate the risks posed by China’s money laundering and develop a strategy to defend against it, as required by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021.


Treasury Email Accounts Compromised in Hack, Sen. Wyden Says

The email accounts of the highest-ranking Treasury Department officials were compromised in a massive breach of U.S. government systems, according to Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). Wyden made the remarks on Monday after being a briefing on the hack to the Senate Finance Committee by the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department. Wyden said the hack “appears to…