Washington – The findings from the annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2018 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site at https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/shcreports.aspx The survey was undertaken jointly by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of […]
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OCC Allows National Banks and Federal Savings Associations Affected by California Wildfires to Close
News Release 2019-126 | October 30, 2019 Share This Page: WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued a proclamation allowing national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks to close offices affected by wildfires in California at their discretion. In issuing the proclamation, the OCC expects […]
Terrorist Financing Targeting Center Jointly Designates Network of Corporations, Banks, and Individuals Supporting IRGC and Hizballah
Coordinated action represents largest-ever tranche of targets designated by the United States and Gulf countries as part of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center created under President Trump’s leadership RIYADH – Today, the seven member nations of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) jointly designated 25 targets affiliated with the Iranian regime’s terror-support networks in the […]
Minutes of the Meeting of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association October 29, 2019
October 30, 2019 The Committee convened in a closed session at the Department of the Treasury at 9:00 a.m. All members were present. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Kipp Kranbuhl, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Finance Brian Smith, Director of the Office of Debt Management Fred Pietrangeli, and Deputy Director of the Office […]
Report to the Secretary of the Treasury from the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
October 29, 2019 Letter to the Secretary Dear Mr. Secretary: Economic activity grew at a moderate pace since the Committee last met in July. GDP has not yet been released for the third quarter, but the available data suggest that real GDP growth has likely slowed slightly in the third quarter from the 2.0% annualized […]
QUARTERLY REFUNDING STATEMENT OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FEDERAL FINANCE BRIAN SMITH
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury is offering $84 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $60.5 billion of privately-held Treasury notes and bonds maturing on November 15, 2019. This issuance will raise new cash of approximately $23.5 billion. The securities are: – A 3-year note in the amount of $38 billion, […]
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Issue Final Rule to Simplify Capital Calculation for Community Banks
News Release 2019-125 | October 29, 2019 Share This Page: Joint Release Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency WASHINGTON—Federal bank regulatory agencies finalized a rule that simplifies capital requirements for community banks by allowing them to adopt a simple leverage ratio to measure capital adequacy. […]
Agencies Propose Rule to Amend the Swap Margin Rule
News Release 2019-124 | October 28, 2019 Share This Page: Joint Release Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemFarm Credit AdministrationFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationFederal Housing Finance AgencyOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency Five federal agencies today announced a proposal to change the swap margin rules to facilitate the implementation of prudent risk management strategies […]
Readouts from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s Meetings in Israel on October 28, 2019
Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with National Security Advisor of the State of Israel Meir Ben-Shabbat Jerusalem – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin participated in a working lunch with Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat. They discussed efforts to combat terrorist financing and national security issues of mutual concern. […]
TREASURY ANNOUNCES MARKETABLE BORROWING ESTIMATES
Sources and Uses Table WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of privately-held net marketable borrowing[1] for the October – December 2019 and January – March 2020 quarters: During the October – December 2019 quarter, Treasury expects to borrow $352 billion in privately-held net marketable debt, assuming an end-of-December […]