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Regulation

US Treasury freezes Iran-linked crypto wallets worth $130M

US Treasury froze more than $130 million in Iran-linked crypto wallets, showing how sanctions enforcement is moving onto stablecoin rails.

By Tomás Iglesias
Economy

Student loan Treasury transfer bill would shift millions

Student loan Treasury transfer bill would move defaulted and later current federal loans to Treasury, deepening the SAVE-plan unwind.

By Helena Brandt
Commodities

Oil jumps after U.S. strikes on Iran threaten Hormuz truce

Oil prices jumped after U.S. strikes on Iran and a sanctions move revived Strait of Hormuz shipping fears and inflation risk.

By Reza Najjar
Markets

Mortgage hedging returns as 10-year yield tests 4.69%

Mortgage hedging is back in the Treasury market as higher yields extend MBS duration and risk amplifying the bond selloff.

By Sloane Carrington
Markets

Treasury yields test Bessent as 10-year nears 4.7%

Treasury yields near 4.7 per cent are turning Scott Bessent's bond problem into a growth test for mortgages, credit and credibility.

By Sloane Carrington
Regulation

Adani settlement sharpens sanctions risk for cross-border borrowers

Adani Enterprises agreed a $275 million Treasury sanctions settlement, sharpening compliance questions for lenders, insurers and commodity counterparties.

By Tomás Iglesias
Markets

Dimon's bond-crisis warning sharpens focus on debt and yields

Jamie Dimon's warning about a bond crisis matters less as a forecast than as a signal that higher yields, heavy Treasury supply and rising interest costs are again shaping how investors price risk across equities and credit.

By Sloane Carrington
Commodities

Russian oil waiver expiry adds fresh supply risk to crude

Warren and Shaheen want Treasury to let a Russian oil sanctions waiver expire, setting up a test of how far Washington will push enforcement when crude supply and inflation risk remain sensitive.

By Reza Najjar