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The Office of Financial Research proposed a rule that would give it greater transparency into non-centrally cleared bilateral repurchase agreement transactions.

The Treasury Department's top official for financial markets and stability expressed little urgency over the federal government's need to prepare for the potential launch of a digital U.S. dollar.

The top U.S. financial regulators are worried about the prospect of deeper ties between digital-asset firms and Wall Street.

Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said he has no intention to leave his post, responding to a report that he's on the Biden administration's short list to replace Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen if she steps down.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hailed the work done by women in her department as she unveiled the first U.S. banknotes bearing the signature of a female secretary.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, whose signature will soon appear on U.S. currency, joked with the talk show host Stephen Colbert that she worked hard to avoid the ridicule faced by some of her recent predecessors over their sloppy handwriting.

Janet Yellen said Wednesday she intends to stay on as Treasury secretary in Joe Biden's administration, seeking to put to rest rumors of her departure following the midterm elections. 

In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said regulators should have supervisory authority over crypto activity.

Russia's international ambitions for its homegrown alternative to Visa and Mastercard have been dashed as even some of its closest allies have dropped its Mir payment system following a threat by the U.S. to sanction anyone who helps or supports its use.

U.S. financial regulators proposed several steps to improve the functioning of the Treasuries market after it broke down early in the pandemic.