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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" after Moody downgraded the United ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump administration’s decision to accept a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, ...
Trump and his aides have repeatedly shifted their stance on tariffs in the weeks since the president’s “Liberation Day” ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent told NBC that if nations don't want to negotiate with the US, then their tariffs will "spring back ...
Bessent told CNN's "State of the Union" May 18 that he spoke with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon the day before, when Trump told the company on Truth Social that they should "' EAT THE TARIFFS ," and not ...
Read Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's opening statement from testimony during a Financial Services Hearing on Wednesday: TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT: I’m grateful to join you today. At the IMF ...
There are 18 “important” trading partners that the United States is most focused on solidifying deals with, Bessent said. He did not say how quickly tariff rates could revert to “reciprocal” rates.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the House Financial Services Committee and discussed regulatory frameworks ...
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged congressional leadership to raise the debt ceiling by mid-July, in a ...
Lawmakers have until August to address the debt ceiling or the US could default on its obligations for the first time ever, ...
Rep. Nydia Velazquez grandstands while questioning Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about ongoing trade negotiations during a ...
President Donald Trump’s informal elevation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his top adviser on trade seems to have ...