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Japan holds US tariff talks with Lutnick, eyes meeting with Bessent
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on U.S. tariffs on ...
Bessent drops a key line about trade deadlines that investors should pay attention to
That looming U.S.-China trade deadline? Don’t think too much about it, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is counseling ...
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Bessent visits Japan as clock winds down on tariff deal
Bessent, one of the three top U.S. tariff negotiators, landed in Japan on Thursday night, his first visit to the country since taking office. After meeting with Ishiba, the secretary and his ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says ‘formal process’ to find Jerome Powell’s successor has started
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a “formal process” to find a successor for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...
Bessent no-show, BRICS tensions set to cast shadow over Durban G20 meeting
Donald Trump's tariff threats and rising tensions between Washington and BRICS countries look set to overshadow this week's ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says don't read too much into one month's inflation data
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in an interview on Bloomberg Television, said he hasn't looked at the CPI number that's ...
Scott Bessent's Borrowing Plans: Should America Grab a Teaser Rate?
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Trump and George Soros have this character trait in common, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent drew a provocative comparison between his current boss, Trump and his former mentor, the ...
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 ...
South Africa's Kganyago asserts Africa's G20 agenda despite tariffs and Bessent absence
DURBAN (Reuters) - South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Wednesday that an "African agenda" including ...