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From Japanese pensions and life insurers to foreign governments and U.S. commercial banks, where once they were lining up to get their hands on U.S. government debt, most have now stepped away.

Yields are swinging wildly in the market that's the 'lifeblood of our national economic security,' putting the Fed in a bind between shoring up the Treasuries market and continuing to battle inflation.

Automatic-sweep products that don't pause for weekends or holidays are a response to client demands for higher interest rates on deposits and faster access to their cash.

The U.S. Treasury said its database will contain personal information on the owners of at least 32 million U.S. businesses as part of an effort to combat illicit finance.

Because of supply-chain issues, some manufacturers say they're paying more in fines to the nation's biggest retail chains than they are earning on the correlated invoices.

"This matter highlights the critical need for effective internal accounting controls throughout the entirety of a company's operations," noted Charles Cain, chief of the SEC's FCPA Unit.