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Bessent says China has a ‘choice’ on whether or not to be a reliable partner

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Beijing has a choice on whether or not to be a dependable partner with the…

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Treasury head Scott Bessent says Jamie Dimon should relax about the bond markets: ‘For his entire career he’s made predictions…none of them have come true’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed worries about the U.S. debt this Sunday, just days after JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon,…

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Bessent says Trump-Xi call would ease trade logjam — ‘I believe we will see something very soon’

A logjam in the trade talks between the United States and China could be broken once Presidents Donald Trump and…

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Treasury secretary Scott Bessent insists US will ‘never default’ on its debt

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Bessent says U.S. will never default as Congress faces deadline

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US “is never going to default” as the deadline for increasing the federal debt…

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Bessent says China trade talks 'a bit stalled'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that talks with China over trade are somewhat in limbo amid U.S. trade tensions…

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U.S. economy will be growing faster than 3% this time next year, predicts Treasury’s Bessent 

A combination of pro-growth trade policies, tax cuts and deregulation will soon lead to a pickup in activity after a…

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Scott Bessent says tariff uncertainty is a tactic — otherwise countries ‘would play us in the negotiations’

The Treasury secretary said “strategic uncertainty” is a tactic as the U.S. engages in talks over the Trump administration's tariffs,…

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Bessent hopeful future US-China trade talks will lay groundwork for 'more fulsome agreement'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that he expects to continue trade negotiations with Chinese officials after meeting in Geneva,…

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Bessent says debt limit measures could run out in August

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told US lawmakers that his department’s ability to use special accounting maneuvers to stay within the…

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