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Scott Bessent to meet Chinese officials after new tariff deals
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that he will meet with his Chinese counterpart, which follows “good meetings” he ...
Watch CNBC's full interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the current budget deficit, how strong growth can assauge ...
Democrats 'seem to think that poor people are stupid,' Scott Bessent says
President Trump's Treasury secretary bristled at suggestions that changes to Medicaid would make it too difficult for people.
Bessent demands apology from Summers over ‘big, beautiful bill’ criticism
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent late Sunday fired back at Larry Summers for the former Treasury secretary’s criticism of ...
Scott Bessent Shades Elon Musk’s New ‘America Party’
The Tesla CEO announced the formation of a new political party after the president signed the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” ...
Tariffs will revert to April levels if countries don't make a deal by August 1, Bessent says
Tariffs are set to return to President Donald Trump's original April levels without new trade deals by August 1, Treasury ...
Scott Bessent says young men are in an ‘era of despondency,’ has hope for American workers
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses the impact of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ immigrant labor and ...
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Bessent calls for former Treasury secretary Larry Summers to apologize for criticism of megabill
Summers criticized the legislation on Sunday in an interview with ABC News, where he compared the deaths from the recent flooding in Texas to what some estimates predict will result from the health ...
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Scott Bessent Reveals Where Treasury’s Hammer Will Be Dropping Next
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed on Thursday that his department will turn its attention to student loan debt after ...
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Bessent says his mailbox is ‘full of trade proposals’ as Trump issues tariff letters to 14 countries
Bessent confirmed that US allies and trading partners have been scrambling to finalise trade deals before the looming July 9 ...