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The political fight in Washington over the debt ceiling is heating up but on Wall Street -- where the government goes to borrow -- there's still not a hint of worry. Full story
The political fight in Washington over the debt ceiling is heating up but on Wall Street -- where the government goes to borrow -- there's still not a hint of worry. Full story
The United States could trigger "another catastrophic financial crisis" if Congress fails to raise the debt limit, the chairman of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee said. Full story
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose slightly in Monday's auction but still hovered close to historic lows. Full story
The United States and China will hold their annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue meeting in Washington on May 9-10, the Treasury Department said on Monday. Full story
BEIJING (Reuters) - China needs to guard against volatility in U.S. Treasury prices should investors demand higher returns from U.S. government debt, a researcher at the Chinese central bank said on Monday. Full story
The Treasury Department said Friday that an investment program set up during the financial crisis to buy toxic assets from banks is showing a $1.7 billion gain. Full story
Author Jeffrey Robinson explains how foreign dictators are able to hide their money.
The U.S. Treasury has announced it's freezing a whopping $30B in Libyan assets, reports CNBC's Eamon Javers.
In another effort to reduce the number of checks it prints, the U.S. Treasury Department is making some tax refunds this year by debit card. NBC's Chris Clackum reports.
A production problem with the new high-tech $100 bills has caused government printers to shut down. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
CNBC's Hampton Pearson is at the Treasury Department with the details.
DETROIT, MI - APRIL 28: A worker at the Chrysler Jefferson North Assembly Plant is shown April 28, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan.To coincide with U.S. Secretary of Treasury Tim Geithner's visit, Chrysler announced today that it intends to repay in full the loans provided by the U.S. Department of the Tr
