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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

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.