Treasury investigating tax fraud allegations in Minnesota, Bessent says

Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department is investigating allegations that tax dollars from Minnesota may have been diverted to the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday. Bessent announced the investigation on X days after U.S. President Donald Trump called Minnesota a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity”…

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Japan finance minister says yen’s rapid fall clearly not driven by fundamentals

TOKYO, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s finance minister said on Sunday that recent erratic swings in the foreign exchange market and rapid yen weakening are “clearly not driven by fundamentals”. “It’s our position to issue warnings against such matters,” Satsuki Katayama said on a Sunday morning talk show on Fuji Television. Katayama also reiterated that…

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