the Treasury Department

noun

: the government department that is in charge of handling a country's money

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The Financial Times first reported Friday that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York sold euros for yen on behalf of the Treasury Department, citing people familiar with the matter. John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 The order directed the Treasury Department, National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a classified benchmarking process for assessing models’ advanced cyber capabilities. Luke Fountain,megan Cassella, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 At the same time, the federal government also needs bond investors to scoop up all the debt coming out of the Treasury Department, with the budget deficit this fiscal year expected to hit nearly $2 trillion. Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Spokespeople for Telekom and the Treasury Department, which oversees CFIUS, did not respond to requests for comment. Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Treasury Department

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“The Treasury Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Treasury%20Department. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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