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Bessent Chides IMF, World Bank

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Treasury chief Scott Bessent says U.S. has an "an opportunity for a big deal" with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said he believes the Trump administration could strike a deal with China.

Associated Press News on MSN · 5h

Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain its global leadership role while staying true to the Trump administration’s skepticism of multilateral banking organizations.

GZERO Media on MSN · 6h

Dispatch from DC: Bessent defends tariffs, urges IMF and World Bank reform

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed international financiers at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC, on Wednesday morning, saying that “America First does not mean America alone” but “fairness in the international economic system.

Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable

Reuters on MSN · 6h

US, China tariffs both need to fall for trade talks to start, Bessent says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and China will have to come down before trade negotiations can proceed but said President Donald Trump would not unilaterally cut tariffs on Chinese imports.

The Wall Street Journal · 6h

Bessent Says Trump Hasn’t Made Unilateral Offer to Cut Tariffs on China

President Trump hasn’t offered to take down U.S. tariffs on China on a unilateral basis, Bloomberg News quoted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying. Bessent answered questions from reporters Wednesday,

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Trump Official Says Tariff War With China 'Unsustainable'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told private investors during a meeting on Tuesday that the spiraling trade war between the United States and China was unsustainable and that he expects a "de-escalation" soon,

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Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had heated argument in halls of the White House: sources

It’s no secret President Trump has put together a team of people who are incredibly passionate about the issues impacting our ...

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The Latest: US stocks are leaping amid a worldwide rally

U.S. markets are poised to open with big gains, a clear signs of relief after President Donald Trump said he would not ...

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U.S. Calls for Sweeping Reforms to I.M.F. and World Bank

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their ...

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Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had a ‘very loud’ shouting match in the West Wing: ‘two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE’

Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had a ‘very loud’ shouting match in the West Wing: ‘two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it ...

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Scott Bessent offers a gentler message, saying ‘America First’ does not mean ‘America alone’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke Wednesday at an Institute of International Finance event in Washington, D.C.

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Japan's Kato to meet US Treasury Secretary Bessent on Thursday

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday that he will meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in ...

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Scott Bessent warns mutual de-escalation required in US-China trade war

Speaking to reporters in Washington on Wednesday, Bessent said “there would have to be a de-escalation by both sides”, ...

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