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US TREASURY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2021
Putin's right. There is no escaping the dollar.
China's campaign to internationalize the yuan, which received backing from the International Monetary Fund in 2016, is going nowhere fast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2019
House Democrats sue Treasury, IRS chiefs for Trump tax returns
House Democrats asked a U.S. court to force the Treasury Department to turn over six years of President Donald Trump's personal and business tax returns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2019
U.S. weighs sanctions against mysterious Fintech billionaire's Venezuela deals seen helping Maduro
The U.S. is considering sanctions against Wall Street billionaire David Martinez as part of its effort to topple Nicolas Maduro's regime by cutting off its access to financing, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2019
Defying Trump, U.S. Senate advances measure critical of easing Russia sanctions
The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to move ahead with a resolution disapproving of a Trump administration plan to ease sanctions on Russian companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, clearing the way for debate and a vote on the plan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 3, 2019
Grim start: Treasury yield curve, market's favorite recession indicator, flattens
Traders return to their desks in the new year with a familiar warning signal flashing even more strongly than before — the Treasury yield curve got even flatter, feeding the market's worst suspicions about the U.S. economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2018
Fed chair's job not in jeopardy and Trump happy with Treasury chief: White House economic adviser
The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve faces no risk of losing his job and President Donald Trump is happy with his Treasury secretary, a White House official said in an apparent attempt to calm Wall Street nerves frayed by Trump's criticism of the Fed.
EDITORIALS
Oct 19, 2018
A warning from the U.S. Treasury
Japan and other U.S. trade partners must prepare for the Trump administration's misguided policies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2018
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina met in 2015 with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2018
U.S. Treasury official warns allies of Iran's financial dealings as sanctions are reinstated
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday called on U.S. allies, partners and the private sector to work harder to ensure Iran does not exploit them to fund what it described as Iran's "nefarious activities."
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2018
China will welcome visit by U.S. side to discuss trade, economic issues: Beijing ministry
China on Sunday said it welcomed plans by top U.S. officials to visit the country to discuss trade and economic issues, amid tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2018
U.S. Treasury mulls emergency powers to curb Chinese investments: official
The U.S. Treasury is considering ways to restrict Chinese investments in the United States by utilizing an emergency powers law and enacting parts of security review legislation with an executive order, a senior Treasury official said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 16, 2018
2017 saw biggest rise in China's holdings of U.S. Treasurys in seven years
In a sign that its demand for American debt remains resilient, China increased its holdings of U.S. Treasurys last year by the most since 2010.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 11, 2018
China said wary about U.S. Treasury, raising bond jitters
China is adding to bond investors' jitters as traders brace for what they fear could be the end of a three-decade bull market.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2017
House GOP ranks block bid by Democrats to view U.S. Treasury files on Trump for Russia links
U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday shot down a legislative effort by Democrats to obtain Treasury Department documents that could show any ties between the finances of President Donald Trump, his inner circle and the Russian government.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 11, 2017
Japan dumps record French debt as U.S. bond-selling eases
Holders of U.S. Treasuries can breathe a sigh of relief as Japan's spotlight turns to France.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2016
Wall Street veteran Steven Mnunchin seen as Trump's pick for Treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Goldman Sachs partner and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as his nominee for Treasury secretary, a source said on Tuesday, putting a Wall Street veteran in the top U.S. economic Cabinet post for the first time in eight years.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2015
Islamic State bagged $1.5 billion from bank looting, oil sales, key U.S. Treasury official says
Islamic State militants have looted up to $1 billion from bank vaults in Syria and Iraq and has made at least another half a billion dollars from black market oil sales, senior U.S. Treasury official Adam Szubin said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2015
Japan's holdings of treasuries dip to lowest level since 2013
Japan's holdings of U.S. Treasuries dipped below $1.2 trillion for the first time since 2013 even as purchases of the government debt accelerated among foreigners as a whole.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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