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US treasury secretary hints at restoring 'reciprocal' tariffs on trade partners
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hinted that even countries involved in trade negotiations with the United States in ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Extends Debt-Limit Decision Deadline, Urges Congressional Action Ahead Of August Recess
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has informed lawmakers that the debt issuance suspension period has been extended to July 24 ...
Bessent Is Treating Treasury Like a Hedge Fund
First, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is generally right to avoid terming out the US government’s debt at the high ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asks Congress to strip ‘revenge tax’ from Big Beautiful Bill
The provision would grant Trump the authority to tax foreign holdings of US investments as a way to retaliate against ...
Bessent on becoming Fed chair: ‘I will do what the president wants’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday he’d be open to replacing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as President Trump ...
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Trump Treasury Secretary Makes Humiliating Admission About Trade Deals
Trump announced two weeks ago that he and the U.K. had finally signed a trade deal. Trump also claimed Thursday that China ...
Trump Treasury chief says tariff deals could be done by Labor Day as trade talks pick up
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade talks could yield multiple deals by Sept. 1, citing a new U.S.-China agreement on ...
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Trump will set trade terms for Japan instead of finalizing a deal
President Donald Trump announced he will unilaterally set terms of trade with Japan instead of finalizing a negotiated deal ...
Scott Bessent On Replacing Powell As Fed Chair: 'I Will Do What The President Wants' — Plays Down Shadow Chair Speculations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to rule out the possibility of replacing Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve ...
Lawmakers remove ‘revenge’ tax provision from Trump’s big bill after Treasury Department request
Congressional Republicans have agreed to remove the so-called revenge tax provision from President Donald Trump’s big bill.
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Treasury Secretary Bessent Says Stablecoins Can Bolster US Dollar 'Supremacy’
Bessent framed stablecoins as a strategic asset for U.S. influence, as lawmakers weigh whether politics will stall key ...