#treasury-department — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/37574/ US hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine, saying it violated money laundering, sanctions laws #BankFined #BankOfAmerica #Diplomacy #Diplomacy&InternationalRelations #InternationalRelations #TreasuryDepartment

https://www.europesays.com/conflicts/35504/ Fueling Russia’s War: The Russian Diesel Deal and International Law #’Russia“Ukraine #DonaldTrump #ExecutiveBranch #InternationalCriminalLaw #InternationalLaw #LawOfArmedConflict(LOAC) #LawOfWarManual #RuleOfLaw #Russia #RussiaWar #RussiaUkraineWar #TreasuryDepartment #TrumpAdministrationSecondTerm #UNCharter #UseOfForce #VladimirPutin #VolodymyrZelenskyy

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/31408/ Is the US bond market more scared of the government’s deficit than inflation itself? #Affordability #Economy #FederalReserve #finance #GovernmentSpending #Inflation #MagazineBusiness #StocksAndBonds #taxes #Taxes&GovernmentSpending #TreasuryDepartment #WallStreet

https://www.europesays.com/people/261154/ What Parents Need to Know About Trump Account Stock Donations #account #BusinessInsider #child #company #donation #donor #employer #GeneGoldman #money #parent #POTUS #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #PresidentTrump #stock #StrictRule #TimSteffen #TreasuryDepartment #TrumpAccount

https://www.europesays.com/conflicts/31105/ Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin, US lifts sanctions #DonaldTrump #GlobalFuelPrices #HouthiMilitia #Russia #RussianDiesel #SaudiArabia #TreasuryDepartment #USStrikes #Ukraine #UnitedStates #USDepartmentOfTreasury #USSanctions #USTreasury #VladimirPutin

Trump says U.S. to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms

By Michelle L. Price and Collin Binkley Oct. 9, 2026 1:21 PM PT WASHINGTON — President Trump said that he…
#EuropeSays #Russia #diesel #friday #month #Moscow #price #Russianoil #sanction #shockingannouncement #ton #TreasuryDepartment #trump #u.s.pressure #Ukraine #war
https://www.europesays.com/russia/74505/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1246029/ Trump says U.S. to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms #Diesel #friday #month #Moscow #Price #Russia #RussianOil #sanction #ShockingAnnouncement #Ton #TreasuryDepartment #trump #USPressure #Ukraine #War

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/26118/ Now That Federal Tax Credit Rules Are Out, What States & Philanthropy Should Do – The 74 #Commentary #GovernmentSpending #opinion #scholarships #SchoolChoice #TaxCredit #taxes #Taxes&GovernmentSpending #TreasuryDepartment

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/12957/ A federal workforce census, targeted cuts and more key takeaways from the latest FY26 spending package #2026Budget #Appropriations #Congress #FundingBill #HouseAndSenate #irs #minibus #Senate #SpendingBills #StateDepartment #TreasuryDepartment #USCongress #USSenate

U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/politics/kushner-witkoff-russia-oil-deal.html

Trump must close this Turkish loophole that allows Iran to skirt sanctions https://www.byteseu.com/2418985/ #Airlines #Banks #Conflicts #DonaldTrump #Iran #Opinion #RecepTayyipErdoğan #Sanctions #ScottBessent #TreasuryDepartment #Turkey

Trump must close this Turkish loophole that allows Iran to skirt sanctions

Washington has done well targeting Tehran’s shipping, banking and financial networks. The regime is increasingly being pushed onto…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #airlines #Banks #DonaldTrump #Opinion #RecepTayyipErdogan #Sanctions #ScottBessent #TreasuryDepartment #Turkey
https://www.europesays.com/iran/316070/

Trump must close this Turkish loophole that allows Iran to skirt sanctions

Washington has done well targeting Tehran’s shipping, banking and financial networks. The regime is increasingly being pushed onto…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Türkiye #airlines #banks #donaldtrump #Iran #Opinion #RecepTayyipErdoğan #sanctions #ScottBessent #TreasuryDepartment #Turkey #Turkish
https://www.europesays.com/turkiye/57257/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/316070/ Trump must close this Turkish loophole that allows Iran to skirt sanctions #airlines #Banks #DonaldTrump #Iran #Opinion #RecepTayyipErdogan #Sanctions #ScottBessent #TreasuryDepartment #Turkey

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/9720/ In Long Awaited Rules for Tax Credit Scholarships, Feds Stress Neediest Students – The 74 #Education #FederalPolicy #K12 #News #Policy #PrivateSchools #PublicSchools #Scholarship #SchoolChoice #TaxCredit #TreasuryDepartment #tutoring

US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors after blockade chokes shipping lanes

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran,…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #internationalsuppliers #Iran #IranKhodro #IslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorps #Tehran #treasurydepartment
https://www.newsbeep.com/753873/

US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors after blockade chokes shipping lanes

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran,…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #internationalsuppliers #IranKhodro #IslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorps #Tehran #TreasuryDepartment
https://www.europesays.com/iran/314715/

US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors after blockade chokes shipping lanes

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran,…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #internationalsuppliers #IranKhodro #IslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorps #Tehran #TreasuryDepartment
https://www.europesays.com/iran/314705/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/314715/ US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors after blockade chokes shipping lanes #InternationalSuppliers #Iran #Iran Khodro #IslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorps #Tehran #TreasuryDepartment

https://www.europesays.com/iran/314705/ US sanctions target Iran’s auto, rail sectors after blockade chokes shipping lanes #InternationalSuppliers #Iran #Iran Khodro #IslamicRevolutionaryGuardCorps #Tehran #TreasuryDepartment

U.S. tightens Cuba embargo, limits travel, cuts bank access for entrepreneurs

The Trump administration tightened the U.S. embargo against Cuba on Wednesday, further restricting travel to the communist-run island…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Cuba #CubanAssetsControlRegulations #cubangovernment #Entrepreneurs #privatesector #statedepartment #TreasuryDepartment
https://www.europesays.com/3282213/

https://www.europesays.com/3282213/ U.S. tightens Cuba embargo, limits travel, cuts bank access for entrepreneurs #Conflicts #Cuba #CubanAssetsControlRegulations #CubanGovernment #Entrepreneurs #PrivateSector #StateDepartment #TreasuryDepartment

IRS Is Mailing Notices About a $1,000 Retirement Match—Find Out If You Qualify

The IRS is mailing notices to taxpayers who claimed the Saver’s Credit on their 2025 returns. No action…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #Business #IRA #match #PersonalFinance #retirement #Saver’sCredit #TreasuryDepartment
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/865815/

Opinion | The Other Bond Market You Need to Worry About

After more than three decades of economic gloom, Japan is back. This should be welcome news, but there…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #BankofJapan #Bessent #GovernmentBonds #Inflation(Economics) #Interestrates #InternationalTradeandWorldMarket #Scott #stocksandbonds #TreasuryDepartment #UnitedStatesEconomy #Yen(Currency)
https://www.europesays.com/japan/98363/

Exclusive-US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says

By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed Sept 28 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s administration was set to…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iran #directflights #IranSanctions #Iraq #IraqiAirways #Najaf #PresidentDonaldTrump #religiouspilgrims #TreasuryDepartment
https://www.europesays.com/iran/310662/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/310662/ Exclusive-US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says #DirectFlights #Iran #IranSanctions #Iraq #IraqiAirways #Najaf #PresidentDonaldTrump #ReligiousPilgrims #TreasuryDepartment

Exclusive-US to grant sanctions waiver for flights between Iran and Iraq’s Najaf, source says

By Timour Azhari and Ahmed Rasheed Sept 28 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s administration was set to…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #directflights #Iran #Iransanctions #Iraq #IraqiAirways #Najaf #PresidentDonaldTrump #religiouspilgrims #treasurydepartment
https://www.newsbeep.com/749903/

https://www.europesays.com/people/246134/ Spain is becoming NATO’s next dictatorship. Trump must act now #DepartmentOfDefense(DepartmentOfWar) #DonaldTrump #europe #Intelligence #Media #Military #PedroSánchez #pentagon #spain #TreasuryDepartment #TrumpAdministration

US Pressure Campaign Tightens Economic Noose on Iran

United Arab Emirates billboard in Dubai on November 6, 2025. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images) The…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #BankMelliIran #breakingnews #Iran #Iransanctions #Iranianairlines #JonathanBurke #MahanAir #privatelenders #StraitofHormuz #Tehran #treasurydepartment
https://www.newsbeep.com/747362/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/308062/ US Pressure Campaign Tightens Economic Noose on Iran #BankMelliIran #Iran #IranSanctions #IranianAirlines #JonathanBurke #MahanAir #PrivateLenders #StraitOfHormuz #Tehran #TreasuryDepartment

Bond Yields Soar as Investors Foresee Another Fed Interest Rate Increase

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/business/bonds-interest-rates.html

What’s Behind Bessent’s Boasts About the U.S. Bond Market

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/business/scott-bessent-bond-market.html

https://www.europesays.com/be/38044/ Belgian court rules country’s treasury department lacks authority to decide on Russian bank’s frozen assets #AdministrativeCourt #BCSBank #BelgianFinanceMinistry #Belgium #euroclear #FrozenAssets #LegalAuthority #RussianBank #TheCouncil‌ofState #TreasuryDepartment

The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/business/trump-debt-sanctions-global-economy.html

How Should the Federal Reserve Deal With the AI Bubble?

The Federal Reserve faces a momentous decision tomorrow on whether to raise interest rates, and the calculation will…
#Economy #artificialintelligence #BigTech #bondmarket #CPI #economicpolicy #FederalReserve #FederalReserveSystem #financialindustry #Inflation #interestrates #Iran #mortgages #TreasuryDepartment
https://www.europesays.com/3253304/

U.S. imposes Iran-related sanctions on Russia’s VTB

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The United States imposed Iran-related sanctions Monday on Russia’s VTB ‌Bank Public Joint…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #economicpressure #Iran #iranian-sanctions #PublicJointStockCompany #Russia #sanctionsimposed #treasurydepartment #VTB‌Bank
https://www.newsbeep.com/731745/

https://www.europesays.com/iran/292192/ U.S. imposes Iran-related sanctions on Russia’s VTB #EconomicPressure #Iran #IranianSanctions #PublicJointStockCompany #Russia #SanctionsImposed #TreasuryDepartment #VTB‌Bank

Bond Market Rebuffs Treasury’s $6 Billion Plan to Reduce Borrowing Costs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/business/economy/treasury-repurchase-bessent.html

The Sneaky Attempt to End Cash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CZspAptXwQ

The End of Cash | Plain Meaning

On August 7th, 2026, a mostly empty Senate chamber passed a bill that
most Americans have never heard of. There was no recorded vote. Just
silence. And in that silence, something significant happened.

The Common Cents Act would end production of the penny permanently.
But buried inside an amendment introduced at 10:53pm by a blockchain
entrepreneur turned senator was something nobody really talked about.
It was a provision that would give the Secretary of the Treasury the
power to eliminate every coin in American circulation. The nickel. The
dime. The quarter. All of it could be gone with nothing but 60 days
notice to Congress.

In this episode of Plain Meaning, I break down exactly what happened
that night, who was behind it, and what they stand to gain. I look at
a senator known as the "crypto queen" and another senator who made his
money selling cars, and how they stand to gain from all this. I also
look at the firms behind them and why eliminating physical cash would
make them extraordinarily powerful.

I also ask the question nobody in Washington is asking--what happens
when the lights go out and your only form of payment is digital? What
happens when your digital wallet gets hacked? And what does it mean
for every American when a handful of technology firms control the
infrastructure every single transaction in your life must go through?

Physical cash is the only form of payment that requires no middleman,
no electricity, no network, and no permission. This episode explains
why that matters--and what you can still do about it.

The bill has not yet become law. The House must still vote on the
Senate version. There is still time. But only if people know what is
happening.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 — Introduction: When the Lights Go Out
3:19 — The Echo Chamber: What Happened on August 7th
6:30 — The Pushers: Who Is Behind This Bill
9:27 — Sneaky Sneaky: How They Passed It Without a Vote
11:38 — The New Middlemen: What a World Without Cash Really Looks Like

SOURCES:
— Common Cents Act (S.1525) — congress.gov
— Senate Amendment SA 6766 — Congressional Record S4586-S4588
— Senator Lummis financial disclosures — senate.gov
— FEC campaign finance records — fec.gov
— Andreessen Horowitz political spending — opensecrets.org
— Canada penny elimination study — Bank of Canada
— GENIUS Act text — congress.gov
— Chainalysis government contracts — justice.gov

#EndOfCash #CommonCentsAct #Penny #CynthiaLummis #BernieMoreno
#Bitcoin #Crypto #DigitalCurrency #CashIsKing #Senate #Congress
#PlainMeaning #CryptoQueen #AndriessenHorowitz #Blockchain
#PhysicalCash #KeepCash #LummisAmendment #DigitalWallet #CBDCWarning
#FinancialFreedom #CashPrivacy #SenateVote #UnanimousConsent
#CryptoIndustry #SaveThePenny #FederalReserve #TreasuryDepartment
#ScottBessent #KeepCash

#PlainMeaning #Documentary #NationalID #CashlessSociety #CBDC #CentralBanks #Surveillance #Censorship

US severs Iran’s ‘financial lifelines’ to NATO ally Turkey with bank sanctions

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department slapped sanctions on a bank in Turkey Friday in the latest effort to…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Istanbul #Globaleconomy #Iran #MiddleEast #POLITICS #sanctions #ScottBessent #TreasuryDepartment #Turkey #usnews #WorldNews
https://www.europesays.com/turkiye/47819/

US severs Iran’s ‘financial lifelines’ to NATO ally Turkey with bank sanctions

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department slapped sanctions on a bank in Turkey Friday in the latest effort to…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #GlobalEconomy #Iran #MiddleEast #Politics #Sanctions #ScottBessent #treasurydepartment #Turkey #USNews #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/718586/

At G20 Summit, Scott Bessent Says U.S. Has Support for Economic War Against Iran

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/business/economy/bessent-iran-g20.html

At G20 Summit, Scott Bessent Says U.S. Has Support for Economic War Against Iran

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/business/economy/bessent-iran-g20.html

What the Jump in Global Interest Rates Means for the Economy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/article/treasury-bonds-yields-economy.html

IRS Audit Revenue Has Plummeted Under Trump, Watchdog Finds

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/business/irs-audit-revenue.html

G20 Finance Officials Gather in U.S. as Iran War Grips Global Economy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/business/g20-finance-iran-bessent.html

Bessent Faces Credibility Test in Quest to Tame Markets

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/scott-bessent-economy-markets.html

US ‘economic asphyxiation’ of Iran sends Tehranites queuing for petrol

Long queues formed at petrol stations in Tehran on Tuesday after the United States announced fresh sanctions aimed…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AliMadanizadeh #breakingnews #Brent #DonaldTrump #HongKong #Iran #Israel #KiaFarahani #MehdiYazdian #ScottBessent #singapore #StraitofHormuz #Tehran #treasurydepartment #UnitedArabEmirates #UnitedStates
https://www.newsbeep.com/705315/

China Pushes Back After Trump Tightens the Screws on Iran

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/business/us-bessent-china-iran.html

China Pushes Back After Trump Tightens the Screws on Iran

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/business/us-bessent-china-iran.html

Iran May Have Little to Lose as U.S. Tries to Squeeze Its Economy

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/middleeast/iran-us-economy-sanctions.html

Iran May Have Little to Lose as U.S. Tries to Squeeze Its Economy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/middleeast/iran-us-economy-sanctions.html

US widens sanctions on Iran but withholds more punishing options

By David Lawder and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. on Monday unveiled an expansion…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AliMadanizadeh #breakingnews #InternationalSanctions #Iran #ScottBessent #treasurydepartment
https://www.newsbeep.com/704387/

Watch Live: Bessent speaks as Trump administration amid new Iran sanctions

Washington — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is holding a press conference Monday at the Treasury Department announcing Operation…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #administration #breakingnews #economictools #Iran #OperationEconomicOutcast #sanctionsregime #ScottBessent #secondary‌sanctions #Tehran #treasurydepartment #Trump
https://www.newsbeep.com/704074/

U.S. to Unveil ‘Economic D-Day’ Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Economy

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/bessent-treasury-assault-iran-economy.html

U.S. to Unveil ‘Economic D-Day’ Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Economy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/bessent-treasury-assault-iran-economy.html

Bessent to Detail Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran in Monday Presser

(AP) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a press conference Monday to spell out the shape and scope…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #administration #breakingnews #DonaldTrump #exchangehouses #financialnetworks #Iran #Iranianports #oilrevenue #ScottBessent #Tehran #treasurydepartment
https://www.newsbeep.com/700692/

Can Bessent’s ‘Big Tool Kit’ Calm Bond Investors?

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/business/dealbook/bessent-bonds-tool-kit.html

Can Bessent’s ‘Big Tool Kit’ Calm Bond Investors?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/business/dealbook/bessent-bonds-tool-kit.html

Trump Calls for ‘Economic D-Day’ on Iran as US Seeks to Restore Hormuz Shipping

The U.S. could be shifting its approach to the war in Iran in an effort to end…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #countryrepresentatives #DonaldTrump #economicpressure #Iran #ScottBessent #shippingtraffic #StraitofHormuz #treasurydepartment
https://www.newsbeep.com/699283/