Tag: Treasury Department

A new report highlights increasingly risky corporate bonds as a problem area for the financial sector. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street risks edging higher, government warns

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2015 6:00 pm

"Despite the importance of attacking the financial positions of ISIS, the Republican leadership has been holding up Adam Szubin's nominations for nearly eight months," Elizabeth Warren said. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Warren: GOP allowing Islamic State to use oil to fund terror

John Siciliano · December 11, 2015 1:02 am

Since leaving the Fed early in 2014, Bernanke has taken a role as a scholar at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington and has published a memoir in addition to his consulting roles. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Bernanke named chairman of advisory panel to bond giant PIMCO

Joseph Lawler · December 7, 2015 9:34 pm

JackÂ Lew said in a letter to lawmakersÂ that he would issue "additionalÂ targeted guidance to deter and reduce further the economic benefits of corporate inversions." (AP Photo)

Obama administration plans new rules to stop companies from leaving

Joseph Lawler · November 18, 2015 11:05 pm

Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat and prominent critic of Wall Street, wrote on her Facebook page that Republicans "want to make it much harder for regulators to monitor huge financial institutions and prevent future economic meltdowns." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Treasury, Warren warn against GOP financial reg roll-backs

Joseph Lawler · November 2, 2015 11:17 pm

In an Oct. 29 letter to Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and ranking member Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., asked what the IRS is doing with cell-site simulators known as Stingrays. (AP Photo)

IRS using Stingray spy system, senators demand to know why

Rudy Takala · October 30, 2015 3:11 pm

White House principal deputy press secretary Eric Schultz speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Schultz answered questions about Syria, Russia and climate change. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House to GOP on debt: Let’s not make a deal

Nicole Duran · October 23, 2015 8:17 pm

Unless the debt ceiling is raised, the Treasury doesn't have authority to borrow money by issuing more debt.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Treasury cancels debt auction over debt ceiling fears

Joseph Lawler · October 22, 2015 2:45 pm

With the rules, a marriage of two people of the same sex will also be recognized for federal tax purposes.Â (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Treasury, IRS lay out tax rules for same-sex couples following court ruling

Joseph Lawler · October 21, 2015 9:22 pm

The White House said President Obama would veto a House bill on the floor Wednesday that would grant the Treasury limited borrowing authority if the federal government hits the debt ceiling. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Obama would veto partial debt ceiling hike

Nicole Duran · October 21, 2015 4:13 pm

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has told Congress that lawmakers have only until Nov. 3, less than two weeks, to raise the federal debt ceiling before he runs out of options for managing the debt.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Here’s how the debt ceiling crunch will play out

Joseph Lawler · October 21, 2015 4:01 am

The Treasury Department said in its report that neither China nor any other of the United States' major trading partners manipulate their currency.Â (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Obama lets China off the hook for currency manipulation

Joseph Lawler · October 19, 2015 9:42 pm