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US Treasury's Bessent to skip South Africa G20 meeting, heading to Japan
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a Group of 20 finance officials meeting in South Africa next week, sources ...
Bessent Aims to Meet With Chinese Counterpart in Next Few Weeks
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart in the coming weeks to advance ...
Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent knocks Elon Musk's new political party
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Elon Musk 's new political party, saying the world's wealthiest man wasn't a ...
Japan seeks US tariff talks during Bessent visit, Yomiuri reports
Japan is seeking talks between tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent when the U.S.
Bessent on Medicaid Work Requirements: Democrats Want To Infantilize The Poor; "I Don't Think Poor People Are Stupid"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the "Big, Beautiful Bill" including work requirements for able-bodied Americans ...
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 ...
Bessent outlines final tariff warning as trade deadline nears
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tells CNN’s Dana Bash that countries that fail to reach trade agreements by August 1 will ...
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 ...
Can Trump tap Bessent to head the Fed and the Treasury at the same time? Here’s what the law says.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is among the contenders to head the Federal Reserve. Can President Donald Trump have him do ...