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Bessent Chides IMF, World Bank

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Treasury chief Scott Bessent says U.S. has an "an opportunity for a big deal" with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he believes the Trump administration could strike a deal with China.

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Bessent assails IMF and World Bank and says there's an 'opportunity for a big deal' with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has assailed the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank even as he tries to reassure nervous investors the United States will maintain its global leadership role.

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Dispatch from DC: Bessent defends tariffs, urges IMF and World Bank reform

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed international financiers at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, on Wednesday morning, saying that “America First does not mean America alone” but “fairness in the international economic system.

Scott Bessent, China and tariffs

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Bessent says 'no currency targets' in Japan tariff talks

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that Washington has "no currency targets" in its talks with Japan on tariffs, after repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a stronger yen. Bessent said Washington is looking at "tariffs,

US, China tariffs both need to fall for trade talks to start, Bessent says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and China will have to come down before trade negotiations can proceed but said President Donald Trump would not unilaterally cut tariffs on Chinese imports.

Wall Street Journal · 1d

Bessent Says He Expects China Trade Tensions Will De-Escalate

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at a closed-door JPMorgan investor summit that he expects trade tensions with China to de-escalate, according to people in the room Tuesday for his remarks. Bessent told attendees that although negotiations haven't started,

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Elon Musk had the government in his grasp. Then it unraveled.

The billionaire head of the U.S. DOGE Service clashed with Trump Cabinet officials well before he announced he would soon ...

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Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had heated argument in halls of the White House: sources

It’s no secret President Trump has put together a team of people who are incredibly passionate about the issues impacting our ...

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Watch live: Bessent gives remarks on global market under shadow of Trump tariffs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will give remarks Wednesday morning on the global economy as part of the International ...

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U.S. Calls for Sweeping Reforms to I.M.F. and World Bank

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their ...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says China has ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with US as trade war appears to cool

Speaking in the Oval Office after a brief swearing-in ceremony for Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins ...

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Bessent Says Trump Hasn’t Made Unilateral Offer to Cut Tariffs on China

President Trump hasn’t offered to take down U.S. tariffs on China on a unilateral basis, Bloomberg News quoted Treasury ...

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Scott Bessent offers a gentler message, saying ‘America First’ does not mean ‘America alone’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke Wednesday at an Institute of International Finance event in Washington, D.C.

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US Treasury Secretary says situation with China is unsustainable, source says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said that the tariff standoff with China is unsustainable and that he ...

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