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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends the 'strategic uncertainty' of Trump's trade talks: 'Nobody's better at creating this leverage'
Scott Bessent told ABC News on Sunday that some of the countries looking to negotiate with Trump should curb their ...
India and US 'very close' to sign trade deal: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent
The United States and India are on the cusp of finalizing a significant bilateral trade agreement, potentially the first ...
Bessent Demurs on Trump’s Claim of Trade Talks With China’s Xi
The Treasury secretary said that the President Trump and Xi Jinping of China have a good relationship but that he was not ...
US Treasury secretary targets July 4 for tax bill
US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent set a July 4 goal to pass President Donald Trump's multi-trillion dollar tax cut package ...
Trump is softening his tariff talk. But the damage may already be done
Evidence is mounting that tariffs have curtailed economic activity and will soon push prices up, even if the effects will ...
One of first US trade deals may be with India, Treasury's Bessent says
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said many top U.S. trading partners had made 'very good' proposals to avert U ...
Dollar Doubts Dominate Gathering of Global Economic Leaders
Participants at the I.M.F and World Bank meetings this week reckoned with the prospect that the U.S. safe haven could lose ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent Accuses IMF And World Bank Of "Mission Creep"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke Wednesday to international economists attending IMF and World Bank spring meetings in ...
US Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not ‘sustainable’
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against ...
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Union tells Treasury Secretary that risks of Nippon Steel deal are too great
Selling United States Steel Corp. to Nippon Steel Corp. would pose a risk to national security as well as to the entire ...
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The United States gives way to China for the balance of global trade
The US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, stated in Washington that the United States and China have a significant ...
The Latest: Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not ‘sustainable'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against China is unsustainable and he expects a ''de-escalation'' in the trade war between the world's two ...