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Watch CNBC's full interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the current budget deficit, how strong growth can assauge ...
Bessent demands apology from Summers over ‘big, beautiful bill’ criticism
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent late Sunday fired back at Larry Summers for the former Treasury secretary’s criticism of ...
Democrats 'seem to think that poor people are stupid,' Scott Bessent says
President Trump's Treasury secretary bristled at suggestions that changes to Medicaid would make it too difficult for people.
Scott Bessent Shades Elon Musk’s New ‘America Party’
The Tesla CEO announced the formation of a new political party after the president signed the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” ...
Bessent: Trump Cares About Quality Of Trade Deals, Not Quantity
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered some more clues about tariff/trade negotiations as the president's latest deadline ...
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Bessent calls for former Treasury secretary Larry Summers to apologize for criticism of megabill
Summers criticized the legislation on Sunday in an interview with ABC News, where he compared the deaths from the recent flooding in Texas to what some estimates predict will result from the health ...
Bessent Says He Expects Trade Deals by This Week’s Deadline
But the Treasury secretary also said that some countries working toward agreements with the United States could have until ...
Scott Bessent says young men are in an ‘era of despondency,’ has hope for American workers
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses the impact of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ immigrant labor and ...
Tariffs will revert to April levels if countries don't make a deal by August 1, Bessent says
Tariffs are set to return to President Donald Trump's original April levels without new trade deals by August 1, Treasury ...
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signals debt discipline and pro-growth agenda
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlines Trump’s economic priorities: Debt reduction, deregulation, and new trade deals.
Bessent: Trump tariffs set to ‘boomerang back’ to higher rates if deals not reached
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that countries will see their respective tariff rates “boomerang back” on Aug ...
Secretary Bessent sends strong 4-word message on 'Big Beautiful Bill' worries
The Big Beautiful Bill, officially signed into law on July 4, makes major changes to the tax code this year. After ...