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Media's take on economy irks Trump, Bessent says, as poll numbers sink and cost of living still high
President Trump isn't thrilled with the headlines about his economy. Source link
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is leader of Democratic Party
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, is the clear head…
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Scott Bessent Gives Deranged Financial Advice on Beating Inflation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks that people struggling with rising inflation should simply move from a blue state to a red state.…
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“How Much Does Your Arm Weigh?“: WTF Is Scott Bessent Talking About?
Trump has already sent aircraft carriers to the Caribbean Sea, part of a deployment of dozens of warships, as well as 15,000 troops, to…
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Bessent Says Oil Prices Will Drop “If Something Happens” in Venezuela
“Now the pressure on Ukraine is one of the most difficult,” Zelenskiy said in his native language, standing outside his presidential…
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Trump Publicly Threatens to Fire Scott Bessent in Unhinged Rant
President Trump joked (we think) about firing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent while Bessent was sitting right in front of him. “Interest…
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Tariff relief coming soon on coffee, bananas, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says
Coffee drinkers, perk up -- the Trump administration plans to roll back tariffs on some foreign products, including coffee beans grown in…
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Bessent says Trump will win 'affordability' battle in 2026 elections
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump inherited an inflation mess and is fixing it with policies that will ease price…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says there's no 'formal' White House proposal to defund Obamacare
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday there is no formal proposal from the White House to defund the Affordable Care Act. Source link
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Bessent to attend Supreme Court session on landmark tariff case
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to go to the Supreme Court on Wednesday to watch oral arguments in a case that could jar President…
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Scott Bessent Reveals Trump’s Infuriating China Trade Plan
Donald Trump’s plan is just ... limbo. Source link
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China to buy 12 million metric tons of US soybeans this season, Bessent says
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of American soybeans during the…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says U.S., China reach 'substantial' trade framework before summit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Sunday that he has reached a "very substantial framework" with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng…
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Scott Bessent Embarrassed on Air as He Tries to Deflect Farmer Crisis
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made an eyebrow-raising claim about the soybean crisis on CNBC’s Squawk Box Thursday. In recent years,…
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Scott Bessent Finally Admits the Truth About Trump’s Tariff Costs
The New York Timesreported Wednesday that Cuomo “spoke about the race directly” with the president in recent weeks. Though it’s not clear…
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What’s Next as the Latest U.S.-China Trade Talks Conclude
We are hearing that the trade talks with China may be bearing fruit — or at least aren’t at an impasse. We’ve heard positive spin before,…
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U.S. and China Agree to Walk Back Trade Tensions
The United States and China have agreed to a “framework” that is intended to ease economic tension and extend a trade truce that the…
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CEOs at Milken Conference Fear Tariffs and Hope for Trade Deals
The mood at Milken As dealmakers descended on the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles this week for the annual Milken Institute Global…
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Trump Officials to Meet With Chinese Counterparts Amid Trade Standoff
Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting…
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Bessent Pitches Skittish Investors to Bet on Trump’s Economic Plan
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged skittish global business leaders on Monday to ignore President Trump’s economic naysayers and ramp…
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White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos ‘Very Nice’
President Trump’s 100th day in office started with what seemed to be a fresh and fast-escalating spat between the White House and Amazon.…
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Howard Lutnick, Trump’s ‘Buoyant’ Trade Warrior, Flexes His Power Over Global Business
Since Howard Lutnick was tapped to serve as President Trump’s commerce secretary, executives from some of the world’s largest companies…
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Bessent Seeks to Reassure Global Leaders on Dollar’s Role as Safe Haven
On the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
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Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now
Even by Washington standards, the second Trump presidency has begun in frenetic fashion: mass firings at federal agencies, tariff threats…