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Bessent defends tariff policy as retailers weigh price hikes: "Some are and some aren't"
As the trade standoff with China continues, President Trump announced the tariff on foreign steel will double from 25% to 50% ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reminds CBS anchor about wrong inflation prediction: ‘Numbers are the best in 4 years’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took a victory lap Sunday over recent inflation numbers that show a key benchmark hitting a ...
Bessent: Margaret, Why Don’t We Focus On What Has Happened And Does Happen, Not What You Allege Might Happen
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responds to criticism of the impact of the Trump tariffs on American ikporters and retailers ...
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Treasury secretary on China and President Trump increasing tariffs on steel imports
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about U.S.-China relations, if he was ...
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Stocks mixed after Trump accuses China of violating tariff deal
Global stocks finished mixed on Friday after President Donald Trump put US-China trade tensions back on the boil by claiming ...
Bessent: Laws of Economics and Gravity Apply to the Chinese Economy and System Just Like Everyone Else
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded to JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon's assessment thaf the Chinese "are not scared" in ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent says US will never default on its debt
Scott Bessent said the US “is never going to default” as the deadline for increasing the federal debt ceiling gets closer.
Bessent says U.S. will never default as Congress faces deadline
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. 'is never going to default' as the deadline for increasing the federal debt ...