WASHINGTON, D.C.: The White House on Friday amped up pressure on Venezuela's cash-strapped government, restricting access to vital US capital markets and escalating a standoff between Washington and Caracas.

In a move aimed at leveraging America's vast financial power against Nicolas Maduro's regime, President Donald Trump banned US trade in new bonds issued by the government or its cash-cow oil company PDVSA.

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