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Bessent says he doesn't know if Trump has spoken with China’s Xi
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended Trump’s negotiating strategy on trade deals but said he didn't know if Trump was ...
1-on-1 with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
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Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain ...
Scott Bessent offers a gentler message, saying ‘America First’ does not mean ‘America alone’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke Wednesday at an Institute of International Finance event in Washington, D.C.
Scott Bessent says China must move away from export overcapacity and American overreliance: ‘Everyone knows it needs to change’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said, “America first ...
Inside the WWE-style screaming match between Elon Musk and Scott Bessent outside Oval Office
Doge leader Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent engaged in a loud verbal altercation outside the Oval Office over ...
Sen. Warren Asks Bessent for Details of Investor Meeting
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass) asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to disclose details of a closed-door investor meeting ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rips IMF over woke ‘mission creep’
It devotes disproportionate time and resources to work on climate change, gender, and social issues,” Bessent said.
EU's Dombrovskis says he held 'cordial and candid' meeting with Scott Bessent
The European Union's economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday he had held a 'cordial and candid' meeting with ...
Treasury chief Bessent’s briefing to private bank event draws scrutiny
Experts say Bessent didn’t violate any rules and that the customs and conventions around such private talks are murky.