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James K. Galbraith asks whether US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to urge the Federal Reserve to lower interest ...

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Scott Bessent became the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States on January 28, 2025 serving under President Donald Trump. Prior, Bessent was Chief Investment Officer for Soros Fund ...

United States President Donald Trump warned that countries aligned with Brics Alliance policies against US interests will be ...

The Treasury secretary is breaking with tradition in publicly assailing the central bank’s policies as President Trump looks ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a Group of 20 finance officials meeting in South Africa next week, sources ...

The president also decided to send out letters as a way to keep the pressure up.

The S&P 500 ended Tuesday marginally lower after President Donald Trump said that there would be no extensions on his new Aug ...

Economists have long disliked tariffs and can point to research showing they harm the countries that impose them, including ...