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Treasury Nominee Bessent Defends Trump Policies in Testimony; Promises to Press China to Resume Ag Purchases in Phase 1 Agreement
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent outlined a three-pronged approach to tariffs during his Senate testimony this week, ...
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Ratcheting up sanctions on Russian oil may be the key to Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine
"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.
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Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent calls for stronger sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Mr Scott Bessent ... to the table," Mr Bessent said. The nominee also said "the tragedy going on in Ukraine is one of ...
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Trump’s Treasury pick says he would fully back tougher sanctions on Russia to end the war
Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, pledged to support sanctions against ...
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Billionaire financier Bessent confirmed as Trump's treasury chief
Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday ... on Russian oil majors as a way to end the war in Ukraine, while signaling a hawkish approach on China.
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington ...
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Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation to be US Treasury secretary
The US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as the next secretary of the Treasury, becoming the chief economic spokesman for US ...