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Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent knocks Elon Musk's new political party

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Elon Musk 's new political party, saying the world's wealthiest man wasn't a popular part of the Trump administration. Asked about Musk's move, Bessent told CNN's Dana Bash that the ideas behind the administration's Department of Government Efficiency effort, also known as DOGE, were "very popular."

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Treasury Secretary Bessent tiptoes around Trump's plans for new Fed chair

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he "will go where the president thinks" he's "best suited" to serve, as calls grow for the Fed's Jerome Powell to resign.

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Trade talks probably won’t be done by Trump’s July 9 deadline, Treasury Secretary Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said he thinks trade negotiations could be “wrapped up” by Labor Day, providing a more relaxed framework for inking deals than the previously prescribed July 9 deadline.

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Tariffs will revert to April levels if countries don't make a deal by August 1, Bessent says

Tariffs are set to return to President Donald Trump's original April levels without new trade deals by August 1, Treasury Secretary Bessent said Sunday.

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Treasury secretary says some countries will see tariffs 'boomerang' to April rates by Aug. 1

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the U.S. will revert to steep country-by-country tariff rates at the beginning of August

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Bessent says tariffs will ‘boomerang’ to ‘Liberation Day’ levels if countries fail to negotiate deals

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said tariff letters will be sent to about 100 countries over the next several days, as the Trump administration’s 90-day tariff pause comes to an end Wednesday.

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Scott Bessent Claims More Trade Deals Are Coming Despite Limited Progress

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday warned that countries that don’t make trade deals with the U.S. will return ...

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Bessent: Trump Cares About Quality Of Trade Deals, Not Quantity

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered some more clues about tariff/trade negotiations as the president's latest deadline ...

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Scott Bessent says young men are in an ‘era of despondency,’ has hope for American workers

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses the impact of President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill,’ immigrant labor and ...

Bessent Says He Expects Trade Deals by This Week’s Deadline

But the Treasury secretary also said that some countries working toward agreements with the United States could have until ...

Bessent: In General The U.S. Is A Very Large, Closed Service Economy With Few Imports, We Have All The Leverage In Trade Talks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comments on trade talks with the E.U. and Japan during an interview on "FOX News Sunday." ...

More trade announcements coming in the next 48 hours: Bessent

More trade-related headlines were hitting the tape on Monday, as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sat for an interview with CNBC. Bessent said he had received a lot of new offers on trade last night, ...

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