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U.S. imposes fresh Iran-related sanctions

The United States imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Thursday, targeting five firms, the Treasury Department said.The sanctioned companies are Petro Grand FZE, Alphabet International DMCC, Swissol Tr

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U.S. sanctions Russian entity to pressure Venezuela

The U.S. Department of Treasury said Thursday that it has imposed sanctions against TNK Trading International S.A. (TTI), a subsidiary of Russian oil producer Rosneft, as the latest move to pressure

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U.S. stocks plunge amid risk-averse sentiment

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday, continuing a broad market sell-off amid rising risk-averse sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 879.44 points, o

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Iran says U.S. sanctions on atomic chief not to affect nuclear program

The recent U.S. sanctions on the chief of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) would not affect the progress of the country's nuclear program, Iran's Foreign Mini

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12 killed, 46 injured as 2 buses collide in Algeria

A total of 12 people were killed and 46 others injured on Sunday when two buses collided on the border of the province of El Oued, 440 km southeast of the capital Algiers. The accident occurred at ar

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US allows Chevron to keep drilling in Venezuela for 3 months

The Trump administration has granted Chevron a special license to keep drilling oil in Venezuela despite a ban on American companies doing business with President Nicol

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U.S. removes China's currency manipulator designation

The United States removed China from a list of countries it considers currency manipulators.The U.S. Treasury submitted a report to Congress saying no major trading par

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U.S. imposes fresh sanctions targeting Venezuela

The United States has imposed sanctions targeting seven Venezuelans, including the newly elected head of the country's parliament, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday. The Treasury said

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US treasury secretary asked for a government jet for his honeymoon

StevenMnuchin,theUStreasurysecretary,requestedtheuseofagovernmentjetforhisEuropeanhoneymoon,itwasreportedonWednesday.Thetreasurydepartment’sinspectorgeneralisin

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China treasury bond futures open lower Tuesday

China's five-year treasury bond futures opened lower on Tuesday, with the contract for settlement in December 2016 opening 0.054 percent lower at 101.525 yuan (about 15.2 U.S. dollars).

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China to sell 28-bln-yuan treasury bonds in HK

China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced on Monday that it will sell treasury bonds worth of 28 billion yuan (4.55 billion U.S. dollars) in Hong Kong this year.

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China resumes treasury futures trading after 18-year halt

China re-launched trade of its treasury bond futures on Friday, 18 years after banning it following a multi-billion-yuan trading scandal.