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White House teases US 'very close' to trade deals with Asian partners as Trump hits 100 days in office
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent says the U.S. is nearing trade deals with India, South Korea and Japan as President Donald Trump ...
Bessent announces no new trade deals, hints India close
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced no new tariff deals with major trading partners Tuesday but hinted negotiations ...
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WATCH: Bessent defends Trump’s ‘strategic uncertainty,’ says certainty ‘not necessarily a good thing in negotiating’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the economic uncertainty upending global financial markets is a tool ...
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White House Praises ‘Healthy Debate’ After Reports Of Elon Musk, Scott Bessent Screaming Match
The White House praised “healthy debate” after multiple outlets reported a shouting match between tech billionaire Elon ...
White House sets new July 4 deadline for Trump tax agenda
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that July 4 is the new deadline for lawmakers to pass President Trump’s ...
Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into shouting match in West Wing
Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into a shouting match last week, two White House officials confirmed to ...
US tariffs could cost China 5–10 million jobs, 'onus' on Beijing, Bessent says
The administration later walked back its initial proposal, and announced April 9 it would immediately hike tariffs on Chinese ...
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White House says it is ‘ready to sign this afternoon’ as US and Ukraine near agreement on minerals deal
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is ‘ready to sign’ the minerals deal if Ukraine is, as Kyiv sends a minister to Washington.
Scott Bessent Sends Message To Business Leaders About Trump's Tax And Economic Plans
At a White House press briefing, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touted President Trump's tax and economic plans.