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White House Doesn’t Deny Reported Musk-Bessent Shouting Match, Touts ‘Healthy Debate Process’
A shouting match between Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a conversation about the IRS was first ...
Leavitt on reported Musk-Bessent clash: Disagreements part of ‘healthy debate process’
The White House on Wednesday brushed off a reported shouting match between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Tesla CEO ...
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Bessent says 'no currency targets' in Japan tariff talks
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that Washington has "no currency targets" in its talks with Japan on ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says China has ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with US as trade war appears to cool
Speaking in the Oval Office after a brief swearing-in ceremony for Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins ...
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 ...
Bessent Says U.S. Wants to Help China Pivot Away From Exports
The U.S. wants to help China pivot away from an economic model focused on exports instead of consumption, Treasury Secretary ...
Trump tariffs live updates: Bessent says there's 'no unilateral offer' to slash tariffs on China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied a Wall Street Journal report that the White House is considering unilaterally ...
Bessent says international financial institutions aren’t doing their job
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to return to their original ...