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US Treasury's Bessent to skip South Africa G20 meeting, heading to Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a Group of 20 finance officials meeting in South Africa next week, sources familiar with his plans told Reuters, but will attend ...
Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent knocks Elon Musk's new political party
T reasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Elon Musk 's new political party, saying the world's wealthiest man wasn't a ...
US tariff income hits $100 billion, on track for $300 billion by 2025: Scott Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the U.S. has taken in about $100 billion in tariff income so far this year, ...
Bessent: Trump Using "Bobby Knight... Working The Refs" Strategy On Fed/Interest Rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a basketball metaphor to explian President Trump's unsually direct confrontation with ...
Bessent says DOGE, not Musk, was popular in taunt of ex-Trump adviser’s new ‘America Party’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had little to say about Elon Musk’s latest political venture, except that the former Trump ...
Bessent teases new Aug. 1 deadline for tariffs, says Fed chair can’t cut rates like Trump wants
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the Trump administration is now eyeing Aug. 1 as the date to slap the ...
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Scott Bessent Says Tariffs Will Result In $300B Windfall This Year As Trump Holds Firm On August Deadline
The U.S. expects a mighty windfall from President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” even as their implementation is fraught with uncertainties. While speaking at a Cabinet Committee meeting, ...
Trump confirms ‘letter or a deal’ by July 9. Bessent says tariffs will ‘boomerang’ to April levels if no deals by August 1
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said tariff letters will be sent to about 100 countries over the next several days, as the ...
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MAGA Spirals After Shock Trump Conclusion on Jeffrey Epstein
The Trump administration has severely deflated conspiracy theories surrounding the case of Jeffrey Epstein. MAGA world had ...