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Scott Bessent tells tariff-bashing Wall Street bigwigs to ‘never bet against America’ — despite growing fears
Bessent, 63, gave a full-throated defense of the commander-in-chief’s America First agenda, predicting that Trump’s trade, ...
US could hit debt ceiling by July: Bessent
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Bessent Pitches Skittish Investors to Bet on Trump’s Economic Plan
The Treasury secretary urged executives and entrepreneurs to look beyond the Trump administration’s trade agenda. By Alan Rappeport Alan Rappeport covers the Treasury Department. He reported ...
Japan’s Kato says will discuss FX with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Kato said on Friday that he would seek to meet US reasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ...
Trump's tariffs, tax cuts, deregulation will drive US growth, investment, Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said President Donald Trump's tariff, tax-cut and deregulation agenda would ...
Bessent's misjudgment of China’s economy overlooks its greater resilience against tariffs than the US
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's skepticism and bearish stance on the Chinese economy have encountered a rather ironic ...
Swiss president hopes ‘Holy Spirit’ might guide US-China weekend talks in Geneva over tariffs
Switzerland’s president has lamented “disappointing” talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary that did not ...
Japan finmin to focus on forex consensus in dialogue with Bessent
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday that he would seek to discuss foreign exchange issues with U.S.
US and China agree to lower tariff levels, 90-day pause
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters the two sides had agreed on a 90 day pause on measures and that tariffs would ...