Bessent: China Will Cut Prices In Response To Tariffs So They Can Continue To "Export Their Way Out Of Economic Malaise"
Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden, during his confirmation hearing to serve as Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, he believes ...
China’s Growth Underscores Bessent’s Call to Rebalance Trade
President Xi Jinping’s government reached last year’s 5% growth target, a well-telegraphed victory that came as little ...
Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs, Russia sanctions
President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent favors imposing tariffs on China, sanctions on Russia ...
Scott Bessent: China Builds 100 Coal Plants Per Year, "That Is Not A Clean Energy Race, That Is An Energy Race"
Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden why it is goofy to claim the U.S. is in an "arms race with China for clean energy." SCOTT BESSENT: Senator Wyden, just ...
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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, ...
Bessent criticises China's economic practices, proposes sanctions on Iran
During the Senate confirmation hearings, Bessent called China an 'unbalanced economy,' and described the nation as being in a ...
Treasury Pick Bessent Takes Aim at China, Tax Cuts in Hearing
Good morning. US Treasury pick Scott Bessent targeted China and tax cuts in his confirmation hearing. Rio Tinto and Glencore ...
Trump 1.0's China trade deal proved disappointing. Bessent suggests taking another stab at it.
Bessent has brought up the Trump 1.0 trade deal that called for Chinese purchases from U.S. farmers -- an agreement that's ...
Trump treasury pick Scott Bessent calls for stronger Russia sanctions, Fed independence at confirmation panel
Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax ...
Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Financial disclosure forms show hundreds of millions of assets including property in the Bahamas and investments in Bitcoin ...
Treasury nominee calls for stronger Russia sanctions and Fed independence at confirmation panel
U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent plans to say at his confirmation hearing that President-elect Donald Trump has an ...
Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent to make call to action during hearing: 'Generational opportunity'
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick for treasury secretary, will appear for a Senate Finance Committee confirmation ...