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France's Moscovici to meet with US Treasury chief Lew

April 8, 2013 19:45
France's Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici will meet Tuesday in Paris with US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, officials said, contrary to an earlier report that the talks had been cancelled, as the French government deals with a tax fraud scandal. Moscovici is now set to meet with Lew, who is currently on a whistle-stop tour of eurozone leaders, at 1345 GMT at the US embassy in Paris, followed by a joint press conference, according to the US Treasury department's official schedule.

March 14, 2013 14:34
New US Treasury chief Lew to visit China next week vs/pmh

CORRECTED: Treasury's Brainard to lead US G20 mission

February 11, 2013 18:30
A senior US Treasury official will lead the US team to the G20 talks in Moscow this week, the Treasury said Monday, as Treasury secretary-nominee Jacob Lew's Senate confirmation is pending. The Treasury's under secretary for international affairs, Lael Brainard, will lead the US team to the talks Friday and Saturday in Moscow, where global financial regulation and the fear of "currency wars" -- competitive devaluations -- will lead the agenda. The Treasury would not say whether Lew, whose confirmation hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, will travel to the talks or not.

UPDATE 1-US Treasury able to buy more time if debt limit returns

January 31, 2013 21:00
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said it could redeploy emergency cash measures from May 19 if necessary to ensure the government could keep borrowing money, a Treasury official said on Thursday. A bill allowing the U.S. government to borrow money beyond its record $16.4 trillion debt limit won final Congressional approval earlier on Thursday. The bill, which needs to be signed by President Barack Obama, suspends the debt limit until May 19.

US Treasury finalizes tax anti-evasion rules, enforcement ahead

January 17, 2013 17:30
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The United States published final rules on Thursday for a new global tax enforcement regime targeting the assets of U.S. taxpayers abroad. The U.S. Treasury announcement finishes the rule-writing process for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, which Congress passed in March 2010. The final rules were expected this month after delays last year. The final rules spare certain foreign pension funds and mutual funds information-reporting requirements.
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