OFAC sanctions alerts by email

Why this feed exists

When Treasury designates a shipping fleet, a bank, or an oil trader, the market impact starts before most people have read the press release. Sanctions actions move tanker rates, crude spreads, defense names, and any listed company with exposure to the designated parties. They publish on a government web page with no feed, no push, no notification.

What each alert includes

The action title as OFAC publishes it, covering designations, delistings, general licenses, and program guidance. Every alert adds a link to the full action page and an AI read on what it touches: named-entity exposure for public companies, program-level escalation (is a country program widening, is a new sector in scope), and whether the action is routine noise.

Removals matter too

Designation removals are an easing signal, and often more market-relevant than additions. The feed carries both.

How fast

OFAC's recent-actions page is polled every 15 minutes during the day. Actions typically publish in the early-to-mid afternoon Eastern time; alerts land within minutes of the page updating.