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Japan’s Kato Plans Bessent Meet to Discuss Topics Including FX
Japan’s Finance Minister said he’s arranging a bilateral meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week to ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent dismisses Moody's US credit downgrade as 'lagging indicator'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed the U.S. credit downgrade as a "lagging indicator" of economic and fiscal ...
Bessent warns some steep ‘liberation day’ tariffs may return, dismisses Moody’s downgrade
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Sunday that some of America’s trading partners could soon face a sharp hike in ...
Bessent Warns Reciprocal Tariffs Will Return Without 'Good Faith' Talks
The treasury secretary said Sunday that countries that do not engage in "good faith" negotiations could face a return to the ...
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Bessent Calls Moody’s ‘Lagging Indicator’ of US Fiscal Health
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed concerns over the US’s government debt and the inflationary impact of tariffs on ...
US Treasury's Bessent to attend G7 finance meeting, focus on imbalances
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will attend the Group of Seven finance leaders' meeting in Canada next week and will ...
Scott Bessent urges tax cuts to offset possible tariff inflation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested critics of President Donald Trump‘s tariff plan should be open to cutting taxes, ...