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Bessent claims America can ‘retool’ nickel as Treasury pledges to end penny production
The push to eliminate penny production has received support from lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.
German finance minister and US treasury secretary Bessent met bilaterally, source says
By Christian Kraemer BANFF, Canada (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil met United States Treasury Secretary ...
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Trump Treasury Sec Flails When Fox News Presses Him on Deficit Math
That’s not great news for Casey Means, the wellness influencer and author Donald Trump nominated at Kennedy’s suggestion to ...
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 ...
Trump treasury secretary says Walmart will absorb some tariff costs – but shoppers may still pay more
Bessent told CNN's "State of the Union" May 18 that he spoke with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon the day before, when Trump told ...
Bessent defends Trump’s Qatari luxury jet gift: ‘French gave us the Statue of Liberty’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump administration’s decision to accept a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, ...
US sanctions two members of a Mexican drug trafficking group known as the Northeast Cartel
The United States has imposed sanctions on two members of the Mexican drug trafficking organization Cartel del Noreste, the ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: U.S. will hit debt limit in August
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged congressional leadership to raise the debt ceiling by mid-July, in a ...
Scott Bessent says tariff rates will return to ‘reciprocal’ levels if countries don’t reach trade deals with US
There are 18 “important” trading partners that the United States is most focused on solidifying deals with, Bessent said. He ...