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 ...
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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, ...
Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs, Russia sanctions
Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent will face a Senate confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary on Thursday, which could ...
Bessent: Fair Trade Has To Balance Free Trade, China Has The Most Unbalanced Economy In History
Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that fair trade is more important than free trade during a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, saying that SCOTT BESSENT: After our ...
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 ...
Treasury nominee Scott Bessent faces sharp questions from Democrats at confirmation hearing
U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from Democrats on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system that Republicans have ...
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 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 ...
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Trump’s economic team set to push ‘America First’ policies
Economic team to include billionaires Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, oil executive Chris Wright to make tariff threats, ...
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 ...