Event Brief
UPDATED Aug 31, 2026 at 3:07 AM ET
Aug 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM ET
US Treasury bars some outlets from G20 finance summit
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The US Treasury Department excluded journalists from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal, from coverage of this week’s Group of 20 finance ministers summit in Asheville, North Carolina. The move was made amid global market volatility and the US-Iran conflict.
WHO: US Treasury Department
WHAT: Excluded journalists from several media outlets from covering the G20 finance ministers summit
WHEN: Reported Aug 30, 2026 at 5:37 PM ET
WHERE: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
WHY: The exclusion was made amid global market volatility and the US-Iran conflict.
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