Treasury Bars Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting

Key facts

• The U.S. Treasury denied press credentials to reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg.
• The denied reporters were seeking to cover an upcoming G20 finance leaders meeting in Asheville, North Carolina.
• Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced the 2026 G20 Finance Track agenda, emphasizing pro-growth economic policies.
• Key agenda items include financial regulation, global imbalances, debt restructuring, digital assets, and cross-border payments.
• The G20 Finance Track meetings will take place in Washington D.C., Asheville, North Carolina, and Bangkok, Thailand.

The U.S. Treasury has denied press credentials to specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg who intended to cover an upcoming G20 finance leaders meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced the priorities for the 2026 G20 Finance Track, highlighting a focus on pro-growth economic policies. Bessent stated that the U.S. would prioritize modernizing financial regulation, addressing global imbalances, enhancing debt transparency and restructuring, endorsing a digital assets ecosystem, improving cross-border payments, and promoting financial literacy. The schedule includes meetings in Washington D.C. on April 16, in Asheville, North Carolina from August 29 to September 1, and in Bangkok, Thailand on October 15. The U.S. G20 host year will conclude with President Trump’s Leaders’ Summit on December 14-15 in Miami, Florida.