Steven Mnuchin

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US Blacklists 271 Syrian Chemists, Other Experts Over Sarin Attack

The US government put 271 Syrian chemists and other officials on its financial blacklist Monday, punishing them for...

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US Slaps Sanctions On Syrian Officials Who Produced Sarin For Assad

The US government has imposed 'sweeping sanctions' on Syrian officials in response to the sarin gas attack the...

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IMF Meeting Drops Anti-Protectionism Pledge

Global finance leaders from the IMF and World Bank have dropped a pledge to fight trade protectionism from the closing...

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US Businesses Getting Hammered By Venezuela Crisis

The political and economic crisis in Venezuela is costing US companies dearly, as General Motors can attest following...

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IMF Warns Against Protectionism, But Strikes Word From Statement

With fears rising that the Trump administration will follow through on its threats to raise trade barriers, world...

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G20 ‘consensus’ That Protectionism Damaging For Global Economy

The Group of 20 major economies sent a message Friday on the threat that rising protectionism poses to the global...

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Consensus In G20 That Protectionism ‘damaging’ For Global Economy

The Group of 20 major economies have reached a "broad consensus" that a continued rise in protectionism would be...

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US Growth Good For Global Economy

The Trump administration's priority is boosting US growth through tax cuts and an overhaul of regulations, and a...

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Trump Seeks Headway On ‘Buy American, Hire American’ Pledge

Donald Trump moves Tuesday to make good on one of his emblematic pledges -- "Buy American, Hire American" -- by issuing...

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Strong US Dollar A Threat To Trump Campaign Pledges

President Donald Trump takes credit for revitalizing the US economy even though he has not yet been in office for 100...

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Trump Says China Is Not Manipulating Currency

US President Donald Trump reversed himself Wednesday and said China is not manipulating its currency to gain a trade...

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No G7 Consensus On Fresh Syria Sanctions

G7 foreign ministers have failed to agree on whether fresh sanctions should be imposed on Syrian President Bashar...

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US Boost Sanctions Pressure On NKorea Over Nuclear Program

The US Treasury hit 11 North Korean business representatives and an industrial firm with sanctions Friday, seeking to...

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Democrats Urge Probe of Trump Ties To Iran-Linked Oligarch

Senior Senate Democrats on Thursday said they were demanding the US government investigate connections between...

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Trump Pivots To Tax Reform After Obamacare Shipwreck

After a crushing defeat in the effort to repeal Obamacare, the Trump administration is hoping for smoother sailing on...

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Popular With Trump, Will Jackson Stay On the $20 Bill?

President Donald Trump's enthusiasm for his 19th century predecessor Andrew Jackson is stoking fears he may cancel...

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G20 Fails To Agree On Free Trade Endorsement

Finance ministers from 20 world powers have failed to reach an agreement to endorse free trade and rejection of...

International

U.S. Wants Free But Fair and Balanced Trade

The United States remains committed to free trade but wants to re-examine some trade deals and correct their excesses,...

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US Issues Trade Challenge At Fraught G20

The United States on Saturday challenged long-standing global principles surrounding free trade, refusing to renew past...