Trump promised a boom. Now he's bracing Americans for economic turbulence
Economic warning signs pile up as Trump pushes tariffs, DOGE cuts. Unemployment and inflation are up. Stocks and consumer ...
‘Cheap goods’ aren’t part of the American Dream, Trump’s treasury secretary says
In a recent speech, Scott Bessent threw more cold water on a Trump campaign promise to lower the cost of living.
Treasury secretary defends tariffs, says cheap goods not 'essence of the American Dream'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended Donald Trump’s tariffs, arguing that access to cheap goods are not the “essence of ...
The Australian Financial Review14d
Chalmers and super chiefs talk tariffs with Bessent in Washington
“Tariff” was not Donald Trump’s favourite word, said the newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ... import tariffs on America. “This American-Australian relationship, this ...
FXStreet14d
US Treasury Secretary Bessent: I aim to reduce spending and ease monetary policy at the same time
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated some of President Donald Trump's policy goals during a hosted event in Australia on Tuesday. Treasury Secretary Bessent reiterated that tariffs ...
Newsweek16d
Treasury Secretary Touts Economic Guarantees for Ukraine in Trump's Deal
The deal would give American companies 50 percent ownership ... Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent give a press conference during their meeting in ...
The Australian Financial Review16d
US says revenue from minerals deal will fuel Ukraine’s postwar growth
Washington/Kyiv/Brussels | The US Treasury secretary has defended Donald Trump ... of Ukraine and very weak things [offered] from the American side, so the draft, as for today, is not ready ...
RealClearPolitics17d
Treasury Secretary Bessent: "As Government Employment Comes Down, The Private Sector Will Not Be Crowded Out Anymore"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Maria Bartiromo on FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" that during his trip to Kiev last week, the Russians bombed the Ukrainian capital for the first time since ...
RealClearPolitics17d
Treasury Secretary Bessent: It's Clear The Russians Don't Like Trump's Peace Proposal, So The Ukrainians Should
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Maria Bartiromo on FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" that during his trip to Kiev last week, the Russians bombed the Ukrainian capital for the first time since ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation17d
Jim Chalmers heads to US for first face-to-face meeting with US treasury secretary
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will travel to Washington on Sunday evening to meet the US treasury secretary ... discussion that we are having with our American counterparts. "I don't expect to conclude ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore18d
US Treasury's Bessent, China's He trade economic complaints in call
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent traded policy ... to pursue trade and economic policies that protect the American economy, the American worker, and our national security," the ...
scmp.com18d
US Treasury Secretary Bessent praises Zelensky after Trump’s censure
President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine and Russia said on Friday that he had held “extensive and positive discussions” with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky about the three-year ...