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US Treasury's Bessent backs Argentina's economic reforms with eye on China
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he met with Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday to underscore the Trump ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent tells countries not to retaliate after sweeping 'Liberation Day' tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unpacks the Trump administration's sweeping retaliatory tariffs on "Special Report." ...
Ex-Treasury secretary: US being treated as ‘problematic emerging market’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Wednesday that the U.S. is being treated as a “problematic emerging market.” ...
The United States and China are locked in a faceoff over tariffs. No one wants to blink first
“Xi will not be forced into a call,” said Sun Yun, director of the China program at the Washington-based think tank Stimson ...
Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say
Two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that more than 6,000 immigrants' Social Security numbers are ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire aren’t worried about ‘day-to-day’ market fluctuations
In an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Bessent called it a “false narrative” that people who are close to retiring ...
The Treasury Secretary Needs Better Data on How You Save for Retirement
Scott Bessent said on television that most people kept 401(k) money in a 60% stock fund. It’s not quite that simple.
Trump's team and supporters justify abrupt tariff reversal: It's 'The Art of the Deal,' dummy
President Donald Trump's 90-day tariff pause came on Wednesday with little warning. His team is saying it's all part of his ...