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Swelling deficits and weak investor appetite for long-term U.S. debt are pushing the Treasury Department to get more creative with how it borrows. Markets are thrilled—but the approach comes with risks.

Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23 million people and its high-tech economy to break the diplomatic embargo on it imposed by ...

The United States says it has imposed a third round of sanctions on a group of Hamas officials, members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad who work to transfer money from Iran to Gaza, and a Lebanese money exchange service that facilitates the transfers

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit has drawn global attention to discussions on regional economic cooperation, including crypto regulations. 

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) as they finalize agreements on two additional pillars — clean energy & infrastructure and tax & anti-corruption. The signing of an agreement on resilient supply chains is also anticipated later this week.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday pushed back on Moody's decision last week to cut its outlook on U.S.

By David Lawder

The weeklong Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit began on Nov. 11 in San Francisco. The highlight of the event will surely be on the sidelines, when United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Ping meet on Nov. 15. But with the focus of the organization being on the regional economy, the finance ministers’ meeting is also of primary importance.

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes believes that Bitcoin will outperform bonds during times of war, despite a potential initial sell-off.

Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to discuss when they sit down for their first talks in a year, even if expectations are low that their meeting will lead to major breakthroughs. Each leader has clear objectives for the highly anticipated talks on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a meeting that comes after what's been a fractious year for the world's two biggest economies. Both Biden and Xi are looking to bring a greater measure of stability to a relationship that is being defined by differences over export controls, tensions over Taiwan, the wars in the Middle East and Europe, and more. A look at what each president is hoping to achieve during their talks: WHAT BIDEN WANTS The White House has made clear that the U.S.-China relationship is beyond the days where a meeting ends with a long list of announcements and agreements. Instead, Biden comes to San Francisco focused on managing the countries' increasingly fierce economic competition and keeping open lines of communication to prevent misunderstandings that could lead to direct conflict between the two powers. Expect Biden to defend U.S. expansion of export controls on semiconductor chips.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is suggesting that a ransomware attack that forced China’s biggest bank to take some systems offline only minimally disrupted the U.S. Treasury market

It is the first engagement between the leaders in nearly a year.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she and her Chinese counterpart have agreed to work toward a “healthy economic relationship,” during two days of talks that she said helped lay the groundwork for a productive meeting next week between Presiden...

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will visit China again next year at her counterpart’s invitation, as officials in the world’s two biggest economies seek to boost contact further and improve tense relations.

By Ann Saphir and David Lawder

By David Lawder and Ann Saphir

By David Lawder and Ann Saphir

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the United States has no desire to break economic ties with China

Former Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary Christine McDaniel discusses Janet Yellen's trip to China, the Biden administration's 'Bidenomics' tour and the UPS, Teamster labor talks.

The IRS commissioner says for the agency to keep building on its customer service and enforcement priorities it needs a reliable funding stream

Circle Squared Alternative Investments CEO Jeff Sica and Geltrude & Company founder Dan Geltrude discuss how the IRS plans to get into the AI game on 'The Claman Countdown.'