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Scott Bessent urges tax cuts to offset possible tariff inflation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested critics of President Donald Trump‘s tariff plan should be open to cutting taxes, ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent dismisses Moody's US credit downgrade as 'lagging indicator'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed the U.S. credit downgrade as a "lagging indicator" of economic and fiscal ...
Japan’s Kato Plans Bessent Meet to Discuss Topics Including FX
Japan’s Finance Minister said he’s arranging a bilateral meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week to ...
2SPY, QQQ : Peter Schiff Slams Scott Bessent For Ignoring Trump's Tax Cuts...
Peter Schiff criticized Scott Bessent for downplaying Trump's tax cuts in the recent Moody's downgrade, instead blaming Biden ...
Scott Bessent once partied with Rep. Maxine Waters in the Bahamas: ‘Better at the Electric Slide than I was’
This is the first time we’ve met, is that correct?” she asked, attempting to make a point about Bessent not being responsive ...
Bessent warns countries refusing to negotiate can expect increased tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he thought the increased tariffs "would be the April 2-level — some countries were at 10%, some were substantially higher." ...
Bessent: Countries bringing ‘good proposals’ with ‘a few exceptions’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Trump administration’s tariff overhaul has positioned the U.S. for better ...
Tariffs live updates: Bessent says tariffs may return to 'reciprocal' levels if deals aren't made
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Sunday that tariff rates will go back to "reciprocal" levels if countries do not make trade deals with the US during the 90-day pause. “President Trump has ...