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Elon Musk Had Screaming Fight With Treasury Sec. for Pettiest Reason
Musk and Bessent’s relationship has been tense at best. The Tesla CEO lobbied hard to land Howard Lutnick as the Treasury ...
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Kyiv-Washington Minerals Deal: A Progressive Step Forward
Kyiv and Washington have made progress on a minerals deal following a memorandum signed last week. While no agreement is ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends the 'strategic uncertainty' of Trump's trade talks: 'Nobody's better at creating this leverage'
Scott Bessent told ABC News on Sunday that some of the countries looking to negotiate with Trump should curb their ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform, says there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the ...
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Bessent becomes face of trade talks — as Trump says he wants to ‘open China’ to business
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has taken a leading role behind the scenes in US trade negotiations — as President Trump expressed hope Friday that he would “open China” to ...
Bessent sees de-escalation in US-China trade tensions, talks to be 'a slog'
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he believes there will be a de-escalation in U.S.-China trade ...
US Wants to Sign Economic Partnership With Ukraine 'As Soon as Possible'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Finance Minister ...
Two Children With U.S. Citizenship Deported to Honduras With Mother, Lawyer Says
The children are from two different families who were living in Louisiana. The mother of the 2-year-old is pregnant, and the ...
Opportunity for big US-China trade deal, says Bessent
The comments from the US Treasury Secretary come as the trade war between the world's two biggest economies has escalated.
Bessent believes China impasse over tariffs will de-escalate
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told an investor summit Tuesday that he expects the tariff war between the U.S. and China ...