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Watch live: Bessent unveils ‘economic D-day’ sanctions on Iran

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday afternoon will unveil new sanctions on Iran, escalating the Trump administration’s pressure on the Islamic Republic to negotiate a deal to end the conflict and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump warned last week that Iran

Trump criticizes NBC over election comment as Treasury denies some NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg reporters G20 credentials

Trump's attack on NBC comes after the Treasury barred journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg from attending the G20.

Stock Market Investors (and the Federal Reserve) Just Got Bad News from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Gold hits over three-month high on dollar weakness, Treasury bond buyback plans

Gold prices rose to its highest in over three months, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and the U.S. treasury's recent buyback announcement

Gold and Bitcoin Surge on Treasury Bond Market Fight. Scarce Asset Owners Are This Market’s Big Winners

Strategy earmarks $1.6 billion cash pool for treasury operations, buybacks

Treasury eyes $950B cash account to fund bond buybacks

U.S. Treasury Yields Ease But Stay Elevated as Structural Drivers Remain - WSJ

U.S. Treasury Yields Ease But Stay Elevated as Structural Drivers Remain WSJ The Wild Week When Scott Bessent Was Schooled by the Bond Market WSJ Treasuries Gain With Bessent and Warsh Due to Set Direction Bloomberg.com Treasury Is Buying Its Own Bonds. Where Is The Money Coming

The Treasury’s bond-market intervention isn’t working. So what comes next? - MarketWatch

The Treasury’s bond-market intervention isn’t working. So what comes next? MarketWatch US Long Bonds Risk Deeper Selloff Without Clear Warsh Guidance Bloomberg Bond Yields Rise Despite Treasury Efforts to Curb Borrowing Costs WSJ The 30-Year Treasury Now Out-Yields Dividend Stock

Treasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions as Tehran dismisses economic warfare threat

Bessent told CNBC that the sanctions will be the "toughest" in history.

Iran war live: US vows ‘economic D-Day’; Tehran threatens Gulf oil exports

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington aims to 'sever every economic lifeline' that sustains Iran.

Iran could face economic collapse in months, US Treasury’s Bessent warns

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighs in on the US's economic pressure campaign at a meeting of G20 finance ministers.

Treasury Department blocks certain journalists from covering G20 meeting

The New York Times said in a statement that denying American journalists access to an event in the U.S. is "not just another disturbing effort by the administration to undermine independent journalism, but a blatant attempt to evade public scrutiny."

AI is set to boost productivity and will have a ‘profound’ impact on the jobs market: Treasury

An analysis by the Treasury forecasts that AI has the potential to have a bigger impact on high-skilled and cognitive jobs, not just physical and routine roles.

Capital B raises $24.5M for its Bitcoin treasury amid market uncertainty with BlockStream’s Adam Back chipping in

The French Bitcoin treasury firm’s private placement drew support from Adam Back and TOBAM, with warrant exercises potentially unlocking another $158 million.

Jackson Hole analyst roundup: Warsh's speech sends hike chances higher, may put Fed `at odds' with Treasury

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish stance reinforced expectations of a relatively tighter stance at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in September.

US Treasury bars certain journalists from G20 meeting in North Carolina

The US Treasury Department denied credentials to reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg for a G20 finance meeting in North Carolina, the latest restriction on media access under US President Donald Trump.

Jackson Hole analyst roundup: Warsh's speech sends hike chances higher, may put Fed `at odds' with Treasury - CNBC

Jackson Hole analyst roundup: Warsh's speech sends hike chances higher, may put Fed `at odds' with Treasury CNBC Barclays sees two more Fed rate hikes this year after Warsh speech Reuters Warsh, After Talking Tough on Inflation, Faces a ‘No-Win Situation’ on Rates The New York Ti

U.S. Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoil

An XRP treasury company backed by Ripple is a shareholder vote away from Nasdaq

The SEC cleared the paperwork for Evernorth's merger with a shell company, setting up a Sept. 30 vote and a listing under the ticker XRPN.

Treasury moves to sanction UAE branch of Egyptian bank over Iran ties

Banque Misr UAE processed about $1.8 billion over two years for some 100 companies that are potentially part of Iran's shadow banking network, Treasury said.

2-year Treasury yield jumps as Warsh says Fed may 'have work to do'

Investors assessed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish message in his keynote address at Jackson Hole.

2 charts show why beaten-down Treasury bonds may be due for an epic rebound rally

The mounting U.S. debt is an intractable problem. A quick look at the numbers shows how interest payments are set to snowball, but short-term relief could be coming.

Treasury yields are running hot. Here are opportunities for income-seeking investors

Long-dated Treasury yields hit key levels last week. Investors can turn up attractive income amid the volatility.

Dollar edges lower as Iran sanctions, Treasury buybacks weighed

Chloe Moffat: Dad of woman who took her own life says Treasury failed in its duty of care - BBC

Chloe Moffat: Dad of woman who took her own life says Treasury failed in its duty of care BBC See more headlines & perspectives on Google News

10-year Treasury yield is flat after PCE inflation report is mostly as expected

Treasury yields were broadly flat on Wednesday, as investors assessed the publication of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation metric.

Dad of woman who took her own life says Treasury failed in its duty of care

Chloe Moffat died last year, after she was told of allegations she had shared sensitive confidential information about colleagues, which she denied.

Treasury’s bond buyback plan fights the market and heightens the danger, billionaire Druckenmiller says

The billionaire investor argues the intervention removes a vital check on government borrowing and fiscal accountability while markets remain the better judge of prices.

XRP on track for biggest weekly gain in 21 months as Treasury buyback spurs 'curve control' hopes

XRP’s price has surged by 50% this week, the best performance since November 2024. Here's what's driving the rally.

Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said

Using the TGA would provide the Treasury with considerable firepower to influence long-term bond yields.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveils new U.S. economic sanctions to isolate Iran

The Trump administration calls this an "economic D-Day" on Iran. Iran vows to respond to fresh sanctions in a "seismic manner."

Treasury Yields Fall, Gold Rises On Bessent's $1 Trillion Warning - Investor's Business Daily

Treasury Yields Fall, Gold Rises On Bessent's $1 Trillion Warning Investor's Business Daily Wall Street drifts ahead of a big week that could swing stocks and bonds AP News Treasury may tap $1 trillion cash account for bond buybacks Yahoo Finance Treasury Is Buying Its Own Bonds.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to unveil new economic sanctions on Iran - NPR

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to unveil new economic sanctions on Iran NPR Scott Bessent: an economic D-Day is coming for Iran Financial Times Bessent unveils sanctions designed to cripple Iran Axios Scott Bessent to unveil unprecedented sanctions against Iran's economy Fox Ne

Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said - CNBC

Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said CNBC Bessent tapping Treasury’s rainy-day fund for buybacks isn’t a ‘bazooka’ to get markets to move his way MarketWatch Wall Street drifts ahead of a big week that could swing stocks

Bessent tapping Treasury’s rainy-day fund for buybacks isn’t a ‘bazooka’ to get markets to move his way

Bessent’s move “does not change anything. It just reduces the cash that Treasury has on deposit,” one analyst says.

Bitcoin rally sends crypto stocks soaring as miners, treasury companies jump

Bitcoin’s rally above $79,000 lifted miners and treasury companies, with Canaan, Strive and Metaplanet posting double-digit gains as crypto stocks surged.

Yields decline on CNBC report Treasury could use General Account to fund buybacks

Treasury yields fell Monday as investors await Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's keynote speech at Jackson Hole later this week.

Crypto Biz: Treasury’s ‘Not-QE’ playbook sends Bitcoin higher

Bitcoin rallied as Treasury bond buybacks fueled the “not-QE” trade, while Metaplanet expanded to the US and Cypherpunk made a $33 million Zcash mining bet.

The Treasury’s bond-market intervention isn’t working. So what comes next?

You can’t just sweep $40 trillion in U.S. national debt under a rug and forget about it — or so the bond market appears to be telling Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Strategy Bitcoin treasury hits breakeven point as BTC price passes $77K

Bitcoin gains 20% in two days as Strategy sees its BTC treasury climb out of the red.

How a Treasury buyback tweak helped bitcoin surge 25% to nearly $80,000 in days

Treasury buybacks are not QE, analysts said, but the move helped pull long-term yields off 19-year highs and triggered a record short squeeze in a market already leaning too bearish.

Treasury's latest measure isn't QE or YCC. Still, bitcoin is skyrocketing. Here's why.

The rally in hard assets isn’t necessarily about what the Treasury is doing, but what its move signals to the market.

Mohamed El-Erian says 30-year Treasury yield at 5.27% signals a structural shift that will make America more expensive

Bitcoin and ethereum prices today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Cryptos continue rally sparked by Treasury repurchase announcement

Treasury's recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to 'soft-form financial repression' - Fortune

Treasury's recent moves in the bond and currency markets add up to 'soft-form financial repression' Fortune The national debt just hit $40 trillion. But just how big is $40 trillion? CNN Opinion | An Ancient Sumerian Solution to Our $40 Trillion Deficit The New York Times After d

Why an announcement from the Treasury sparked a rally in gold and bitcoin this week

Cryptocurrencies and precious metals shot higher, while the U.S. dollar weakened, after the Treasury Department said it planned to double its bond buybacks.

Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulator - Al Jazeera

Trump threatens to report journalist Kristen Welker to broadcast regulator Al Jazeera Trump says NBC’s Kristen ‌Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC The Guardian Trump criticizes NBC over election comment as Treasury denies some NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg reporters G20 credential

Trump says NBC’s Kristen ‌Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC - The Guardian

Trump says NBC’s Kristen ‌Welker should face ‘punishment’ from FCC The Guardian Trump calls for NBC’s Kristen Welker to face ‘rebuke or punishment’ from the FCC CNN Trump criticizes NBC over election comment as Treasury denies some NYT, WSJ and Bloomberg reporters G20 credentials

How Bank of America and three other lenders could win big from Scott Bessent’s and Kevin Warsh’s bond-market mechanations

It looks like Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are acting in a coordinated way to reduce long-term bond yields, according to Citrini Research.

US unveils expanded sanctions aimed at Iran's 'economic asphyxiation'

The US on Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it hopes will "sever every economic lifeline" ​that sustains ‌Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a press conference. The expanded sanctions target Iran's digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and ship

S&P 500 falls slightly as chip stock slide outweighs yield decline: Live updates - CNBC

S&P 500 falls slightly as chip stock slide outweighs yield decline: Live updates CNBC Stock Market Today: Dow rises but S&P 500, Nasdaq decline; Treasury yields dip with eyes on Bessent, Jackson Hole MarketWatch U.S. Stocks Mixed With Nasdaq Slipping on Weakness in Tech Sector WS

Nvidia and Warsh Will Test a Stock Market That’s in Mid-Rotation - Bloomberg

Nvidia and Warsh Will Test a Stock Market That’s in Mid-Rotation Bloomberg From Nvidia earnings to trade war tape bombs, a simple strategy could be this week's best bet CNBC Stock Market Today: Dow rises but S&P 500, Nasdaq decline; Treasury yields dip with eyes on Bessent, Jacks

Stock Market Today: Dow Up As Trump Says This On Canada; Tech Hit With Micron, Nvidia Drops (Live Coverage) - Investor's Business Daily

Stock Market Today: Dow Up As Trump Says This On Canada; Tech Hit With Micron, Nvidia Drops (Live Coverage) Investor's Business Daily Stock Market Today: Dow rises but S&P 500, Nasdaq decline; Treasury yields dip with eyes on Bessent, Jackson Hole MarketWatch Stocks and Bonds Ste

These stocks are most overbought even as the S&P 500 posts a losing week

Several stocks remain technically overbought even as the S&P 500 pulled back on the week amid rising Treasury yields and inflation concerns.

Bessent has no easy fix for what’s really driving yields up

U.S. Treasury chief's drive to get borrowing costs down before November's midterm election is running into forces beyond his control that are pushing them up.

Exclusive: Bessent calls for less regulation to help small banks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a case for lighter financial regulation at the G20 finance ministers gathering Monday, arguing to CEOs that post-crisis rules have squeezed small banks, according to remarks first shared with Axios.

Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign - The Guardian

Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign The Guardian US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP AP News Iran could face economic collapse in months, US Treasury’s Bessent warns Al Jazeera Iran, accustome

Hosting G20 meeting, Bessent tries to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the world's largest economies this week at a time when the United States has disrupted the international order with aggressive tariffs on major allies and an unpopular war on Iran.

Metaplanet moves 4,800 BTC worth $377M to Coinbase

The Japanese Bitcoin treasury company has transferred 10,270 BTC to Coinbase Prime this week, an amount equal to more than 29% of its reported holdings.

Strategy buys $370M Bitcoin in first corporate purchase since June

Strategy added to its BTC treasury for the first time in two months, while continuing to bolster its cash reserves and buy back its perpetual STRC preferred stock.

Bessent to G20 finance leaders: Get tougher on China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he plans on encouraging leaders from Group of 20 (G20) countries to re-examine their trading relationships with China.

Barclays sees two more Fed rate hikes this year after Warsh speech - Reuters

Barclays sees two more Fed rate hikes this year after Warsh speech Reuters Jackson Hole analyst roundup: Warsh's speech sends hike chances higher, may put Fed `at odds' with Treasury CNBC U.S.

Nirmala Sitharaman in U.S. Asheville city for G-20 finance ministerial meet

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is hosting the G-20 Finance Ministers and central bank governors meeting in Asheville

The Sandbox pledges 1:1 repayment after $700K bridge exploit

Eligible holders on Base and BNB Chain will receive Ethereum-based SAND from the project’s treasury, with claims expected to open within two weeks.

Here’s why Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech is a major event for bitcoin and gold

Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech could shape expectations for Fed support of Treasury buybacks, with implications for bitcoin, gold and long-term yields.

Operation Economic Outcast needs an off-ramp, not just a noose

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast on Aug. 24, a massive expansion of sanctions aimed at severing Iran's ties to the global economy by targeting the infrastructure used for evasion.

Bessent attacks Warren over yen intervention query, offers ‘Foreign Exchange for Dummies’ lesson

Treasury has not disclosed how much yen it bought, the execution rate or the current value of the position, despite Warren’s requests for details.

Bessent says a ‘disorderly yen’ would risk higher U.S. rates

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to spell out how much the U.S. deployed in a late July yen intervention.

U.S. targets Egyptian bank's UAE branches under new push for Iran's economic isolation

Under a new rule proposed Friday by the Treasury Department, the Emirati branches of Banque Misr, Egypt's second-largest bank, would be severed from access to the U.S. financial system.

A new tax on these companies would help Washington shrink the deficit

This month, the U.S. Treasury Department made two ominous announcements: that it will no longer require shell companies to identify who owns them, and that the U.S. federal debt has hit $40 trillion.

Strategy cuts net leverage to near zero as cash nearly matches convertible debt

The bitcoin treasury company has built nearly four years of preferred-dividend coverage while continuing to repurchase STRC below par.

‘We will retaliate like an earthquake:’ How Iran could respond to Trump’s economic ‘D-Day’ - CNN

‘We will retaliate like an earthquake:’ How Iran could respond to Trump’s economic ‘D-Day’ CNN What to Know About Bank Melli, Singled Out in U.S. Call for Economic War The New York Times The U.S. Is Trying to Strangle Iran’s Economy. Here’s How Tehran Is Surviving. WSJ Treasury's

US sanctions Italian hosting provider Autistici Inventati

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Oil prices fall for second day as US shifts from Iran strikes to sanctions

Oil prices fell for a second straight day on Tuesday as traders saw a reduced risk of renewed US military strikes on Iran after Washington instead threatened broader economic sanctions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared an “economic D-Day” against Tehran but gave no timel

US targets Iran’s crypto sector, cites over $100M in oil-linked payments

The US Treasury expanded sanctions to Iran’s digital asset sector, alleging a UAE-based broker processed over $100 million in crypto for oil sales.

Franklin Templeton and Hashkey roll out U.S. tokenized money fund in Asia

Tokenized U.S. treasury and money market funds are one of the fastest-growing segments in the digital asset markets, growing fifteenfold in two years.

U.S. widens Iran crackdown to encompass crypto, gold, shipping and technology

Treasury says Ivan Obukhov processed over $100 million in crypto for IRGC-QF oil sales since 2023.

Bessent unveils sanctions designed to cripple Iran

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Monday that the U.S. will impose punishing sanctions on countries and entities that do business with Iran — an attempt to bring the country to heel absent renewed military strikes. Why it matters: The plan, which Bessent dubbed "Opera

Bitcoin hits $80,000 for the first time since May as crypto recovery accelerates

BTC has now surged 38% following its June plunge as shifting U.S. Treasury policy helped bring buyers back to crypto, rejuvenating ETF demand.