Treasury, extraordinary measures and debt ceiling

US Treasury to launch measures to avoid debt limit breach on Tuesday
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the government will reach its statutory borrowing limit on Tuesday and begin employing "extraordinary measures" to keep from breaching the cap and risking a potential catastrophic default.
Treasury to begin ‘extraordinary measures’ as US approaches debt cliff
The breach of the debt ceiling officially starts the clock on how long Trump and Congress will have to act to avoid a financially catastrophic default.
US will hit debt limit on Tuesday, Treasury's Yellen warns in letter. What happens next?
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in a letter on Friday to congressional leaders, said the Treasury would begin using extraordinary measures Jan. 21.
Yellen says Treasury will use 'extraordinary measures' on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling
In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen said her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling,
Treasury will begin steps to avoid debt default as Trump takes office
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits set to reach record levels.
US Treasury To Take 'Extraordinary Measures' To Avoid Debt Default
The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Sanctions, Treasury hack

Biden administration punishes key players in major Chinese hacks of US government
The Biden administration on Friday made one final push to expose what officials say is a rampant Chinese cyber-espionage ...
China-linked hackers accessed over 400 US Treasury computers, including Janet Yellen's
We’ve been reporting on a Chinese hacking group infiltrating the US Treasury Department and now we have more information. It ...
CBO sees US 2025 deficit flat at $1.9 trln before any Trump tax changes
The Congressional Budget Office on Friday forecast a $1.865 trillion U.S. budget deficit for fiscal 2025, largely flat with ...
US to hit debt ceiling Tuesday, starting Congress’ countdown clock
The nation will hit its roughly $36 trillion debt limit on Tuesday, when the Treasury Department will start taking extraordinary measures to allow the government to pay its bills, outgoing Treasury ...
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US Identifies Chinese Firm Behind Salt Typhoon Hacks on Telecom Networks
The State and Treasury Departments say Chinese cybersecurity vendor Sichuan Juxinhe is behind the hacks into numerous US ...
US steps up Russia sanctions, placing threat of more sanctions on businesses partnering with Russia
The U.S. Treasury Department is expanding the web of sanctions on companies and institutions supporting Russia’s war efforts ...
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US sanctions Chinese firm behind sweeping Salt Typhoon telecom hacks
The Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned Chinese firm Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co. and Shanghai-based hacker ...
US Treasury reports record $711 billion budget deficit for first months of 2025
The $711 billion October-December deficit was $201 billion higher than the $510 billion deficit in the same period a year ...