By: Kay Turner
Wednesday, December 07, 2016
During an event hosted by the Institute of International and European Affairs, Under Secretary for International Affairs Nathan Sheets gave remarks that reviewed the significant steps taken since the global financial crisis to enhance the resilience of markets and strengthen financial institution balance sheets.
Posted in: International Affairs
By: Jennifer Fowler
Thursday, December 01, 2016
The United States has long been a leader in the global effort to develop, implement and promote the strong anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regimes (AML/ CFT) that are critical to protecting the international financial system from those who want to use it for illicit means.
Posted in: AML/CFT
By: Louisa Quittman
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
This month, the Department of the Treasury hosted the last public meeting of the year of the Financial Literacy Education Commission (FLEC). At the meeting, the FLEC, chaired by Secretary Lew, added the Department of the Interior as its newest member to build connections that support financial education for Native Americans and their communities. Department of Interior Secretary Jewell was represented by Special Trustee for American Indians Vincent Logan.
Posted in: FLEC
By: Dan Watson
Friday, November 18, 2016
This week, Secretary Lew sent the following letter to the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board regarding Puerto Rico's fiscal and economic crisis.
Posted in: Puerto Rico
By: David Lebryk and Christina Ho
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Treasury has been working on the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014, better known as the DATA Act, for more than two years. Recently we held a meeting with leaders from across the Federal government to look back at the good work that’s been done, the process ahead and best practices from leading agencies.
Posted in: DATA Act
By: Daniel L. Glaser
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
This Monday in Kuwait, we concluded the sixth meeting of the Counter ISIL Finance Group (CIFG). The CIFG, which the United States co-chairs with Italy and Saudi Arabia, was established in January 2015 as one of the five working groups within the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, a broad international group formed to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL.
Posted in: ISIL
By: Tara Watson
Thursday, October 20, 2016
This brief focuses on changes in how young adults are transitioning into the labor market. What happens to them once they leave school? How much do they earn? How long are they unemployed or entirely out of the labor force? Have those trends changed over time?
Posted in: US Treasury Economic Security Issue 2
By: Richard Ludlow
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
This week, we mark National Retirement Security Week – a time to focus on what Americans can be doing to ensure they have a secure nest egg when they retire. Making the right savings decisions today will pay off in the future. And adequate retirement savings are vital not only for the financial futures of individual households, but also for the health of the economy as a whole.
Posted in: myRA
By: James Clark and Brian Smith
Monday, October 17, 2016
As noted in the Request for Information on the Evolution of the Treasury Market Structure issued earlier this year, Treasury is considering the potential benefits and costs of additional public transparency in the Treasury market. While we recognize the Treasury market is unique in ways that could affect the applicability of experience from other markets, we are reviewing lessons learned from the introduction or enhancement of transparency in other markets as one part of our comprehensive assessment. This post evaluates experience with public transparency in the corporate bond and swaps markets.
Posted in: Fixed income markets
By: Jessica Milano
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Treasury today issued program evaluation reports for the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) and the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) detailing how the programs have provided critical resources to small businesses and communities across the country and helped strengthen the economy at the local level.
Posted in: State Small Business Credit Initiative
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