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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicUS Treasury

Topic: US Treasury

Rupee expected to open marginally higher following dip in US Treasury yields

Non-deliverable forwards indicate rupee will open at around 83.24 to the US dollar, compared to the close of 83.28 in the previous session.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to attend G20 Summit

In her fourth visit to India in 10 months, the secretary plans to focus on climate, economy, and Ukraine with other G20 allies of America.

US senators rebuke Treasury’s failure to act more swiftly to counter climate risks

In a letter, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse and Edward Markey criticized John Morton’s work and urged Secretary Janet Yellen to appoint a new counselor.

US Treasury targeted by Russian hackers but no major disruption took place, says official

The Treasury has attributed the attacks to Killnet, the Russian hacker group that claimed responsibility for disrupting the websites of several US states and airports in October.

US blocked $63 mn in funds of global terrorist groups including LeT, JeM in 2019 — report

The report, released by the US Treasury Department Thursday, stated that $342,000 in funds of Lashkar-e-Taiba and $ 1,725 of Jaish-e Mohammed were blocked.

RBI’s dollar mopping spree could slow down as US puts India on currency watchlist

The US treasury has placed India under the currency manipulator watchlist. It says India intervened in the FX market in a sustained, asymmetric manner.

US plans to borrow record $2.9 trillion to tide over pandemic

According to The Wall Street Journal, the sum is more than five times the previous quarterly record, set at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.

The chances of India being named a currency manipulator are slim

It is highly unlikely that India will be called a manipulator as it has persistently been running current account deficits since 2005.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.