US hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine, says it violated money laundering, sanctions lawsThe US Treasury Department announced a $1.2 billion fine against Bank of America for violating anti-money laundering laws. This penalty mar...
14 Oct, 2026, 06.56 AM IST
Slow outflows, sure, but inflows? That’s RBI’s real challengeRBI is currently dealing with substantial capital outflows and currency devaluation pressures in the economy. Recent market operations indi...
14 Oct, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
- Trump's diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from a frustrated Congress
Donald Trump recently announced a controversial agreement with Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel to the U.S. The deal has drawn bipar...
13 Oct, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
Republican, Democratic US senators say Trump's diesel deal with Russia is illegalA bipartisan group of seven US senators has questioned the legality of President Trump's diesel import deal with Russia. They highlight Con...
12 Oct, 2026, 12.21 PM IST
Policymakers take on energy shock, rising debt at IMF-World Bank meetingsFinance ministers and central bankers will meet in Bangkok to discuss challenges affecting the global economy this week. The key concerns i...
12 Oct, 2026, 07.49 AM IST
Trump’s AI liability push opens blame game for models gone rogueHolding AI developers financially responsible for the safety of their products has won support from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and fo...
10 Oct, 2026, 08.43 PM IST
US imposes fresh Iran sanctions, targets two Mumbai-based firms, 5 Indian nationalsOn Thursday, the US sanctioned two Mumbai-based firms and five individuals involved in Iranian petroleum trade. These firms allegedly facil...
09 Oct, 2026, 07.49 AM IST
US imposes sanctions targeting 17 vessels of Iran 'shadow fleet'The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran's shadow fleet of tankers transporting oil. These sanctions target 17 vessels linked to the...
08 Oct, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
Iran oil minister resigns, replaced by top executive amid US blockade on Tehran's exportsIranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with National Iranian Oil Company chief Hamid Bovard appointed as acting minister. The r...
05 Oct, 2026, 09.10 AM IST
White House AI task force will prevent 'overregulation': WSJ reportA White House task force on artificial intelligence will assess the technology's risks and opportunities, while preventing overregulation t...
05 Oct, 2026, 08.22 AM IST
Trump names Jay Clayton as AI czar to lead America's ‘Super Intelligence Force’US President Donald Trump has named DNI chief Jay Clayton as his AI czar, tasking him with leading a new White House “Super Intelligence Fo...
04 Oct, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
Trump names DNI chief Jay Clayton as AI czar to lead new White House task force: ReportJay Clayton has been appointed as the AI czar by Donald Trump to lead a new panel. This group is tasked with identifying risks and opportun...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Scott Bessent says AI industry must own its risks and find solutionsAnthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei, OpenAI chief Sam Altman and SpaceAI Corp.’s Elon Musk in September called for the indus...
03 Oct, 2026, 11.49 PM IST
US Treasury chief Bessent claims successes in isolating IranUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has initiated global efforts to economically isolate Iran through new restrictions. These restrictions ...
27 Sep, 2026, 06.13 AM IST
After Trump-Xi handshake, Bessent says US-China 'Busan Agreement' extended till January 10US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the extension of the trade truce with China until January 10. This agreement allows more time...
24 Sep, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
Treasury Secretary Bessent may become 'AI czar'Scott Bessent is being considered to take on the role of AI czar amid growing concerns. President Donald Trump has indicated plans to appoi...
24 Sep, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
US, China to hold more AI safety meetings in two months in Shenzhen, Scott Bessent saysSenior US and Chinese officials will meet again to discuss artificial intelligence dangers and communications protocols in about two months...
21 Sep, 2026, 07.02 PM IST