the Treasury Department
noun
: the government department that is in charge of handling a country's money
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First Republic Bank, which handled the transaction, reports it to the Treasury Department as suspicious.
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USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The bill, which was introduced in November, would require the Treasury Department to provide a report on financial institutions with ties to various Iranian officials, including Iran's supreme leader and leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Under one proposal on the table reported by the Washington Post, the Treasury Department would impose a new sanctions regime allowing Venezuela to continue to sell crude to international customers but in the country’s currency, the bolívar, not hard currencies.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
About half of that money would go to states, approximately a third would be used to fund water projects in the West, and the rest would be split between the Treasury Department and Interior.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Among other topics that Yellen plans to discuss with her Chinese counterparts include bilateral cooperation on countering illicit finance and working on global issues such as climate change and financial stability, according to the Treasury Department.
—Laura He, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Black taxpayers are audited at 2.9 to 4.7 times the rate of non-Black taxpayers per a recent comprehensive study conducted by economists from Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, and the Treasury Department.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Under one proposal on the table, the Treasury Department would impose a new sanctions regime allowing Venezuela to continue to sell crude to international customers, but not for the U.S. dollars that are the market’s dominant currency.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Interest costs on a common measure soared to $659 billion in fiscal year 2023, which ended on September 30, according to the Treasury Department.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
The bill, which was introduced in November, would require the Treasury Department to provide a report on financial institutions with ties to various Iranian officials, including Iran's supreme leader and leaders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
—NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Under one proposal on the table reported by the Washington Post, the Treasury Department would impose a new sanctions regime allowing Venezuela to continue to sell crude to international customers but in the country’s currency, the bolívar, not hard currencies.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
About half of that money would go to states, approximately a third would be used to fund water projects in the West, and the rest would be split between the Treasury Department and Interior.
—Coral Davenport, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Among other topics that Yellen plans to discuss with her Chinese counterparts include bilateral cooperation on countering illicit finance and working on global issues such as climate change and financial stability, according to the Treasury Department.
—Laura He, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Black taxpayers are audited at 2.9 to 4.7 times the rate of non-Black taxpayers per a recent comprehensive study conducted by economists from Stanford University, the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, and the Treasury Department.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Under one proposal on the table, the Treasury Department would impose a new sanctions regime allowing Venezuela to continue to sell crude to international customers, but not for the U.S. dollars that are the market’s dominant currency.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
Interest costs on a common measure soared to $659 billion in fiscal year 2023, which ended on September 30, according to the Treasury Department.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
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