Treasury Secretary, Trump and Bessent

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplays stock market crash as short-term reaction and says ‘everything is working very smoothly’
Bessent said "what I've been very impressed with is the market infrastructure, that we had record volume on Friday."
Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplays market plunge as he doubles down on tariffs: ‘Going to hold the course’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed growing fears of a recession and the market plunge from President Trump’s tariffs as he vowed Sunday that “we’re going to hold the course.” Treasury
Trump treasury secretary says there's 'no reason' to anticipate recession based on tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also said more than 50 nations had started negotiations with the U.S. since last Wednesday's tariff rollout.

Scott Bessent, Recession

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Bessent Defiant on Tariffs as He Rejects a US Recession
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday struck a defiant tone in the face of global financial markets selling off sharply in response to new US tariffs, arguing the duties were necessary and rejecting the idea that they would cause a US recession.
Bessent rejects warnings of a recession and says more than 50 countries are trying to negotiate tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told NBC News' "Meet the Press" that Trump had "created maximum leverage for himself."
Scott Bessent ‘rejects assumption’ of an impending recession
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed panic surrounding the stock market and instead reaffirmed his support of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. Bessent appeared on NBC News’s Meet the Press Sunday after a six-week slump in the S&P 500.
Bessent: ‘More than 50 countries’ approached administration to lower tariffs, trade barriers and halt ‘currency manipulation’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed Sunday that “more than 50 countries” have approached the Trump administration to ...
April 6 — Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent, Sen. James Lankford and Sen. Adam Schiff
Days after President Trump announced sweeping tariffs, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent joins Meet the Press to discuss the ...
Bessent: The Bottom 50% Of Americans Aren't Losers, The System Hasn't Worked For Them
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explains the administration’s new tariffs and economic policy in an interview with Tucker ...
Treasury's Bessent: Market drop a 'Mag 7' problem, not a MAGA one, he says in Tucker Carlson interview
The stock market plunge has more to do with the emergence this year of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence tool than ...
'There doesn't have to be a recession': Treasury Secretary Bessent seeks to quell economic concerns
The Trump administration is hoping to alleviate some of the concerns regarding the U.S. economy as President Donald Trump's ...
Bessent: The Private Sector Has Been In A Recession During The Biden Years
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explains the administration’s new tariffs and economic policy in an interview with Tucker ...
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Americans who want to retire now ‘don’t look at the day-to-day fluctuations,’ Sec. Bessent says
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent on Meet the Press responds to Americans who have seen their 401(k)s hit by President Trump’s ...
Today’s Tariffs Will Be a Ceiling, Not a Floor, Treasury Secretary Bessent Tells Lawmakers
The tariffs President Trump announces today likely won't be raised further, but could be negotiated downward, Treasury ...
Bessent Defiant on Tariffs, Rejects US Recession, More
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Bessent calls tariffs ‘a one-time price adjustment’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that President Trump’s tariffs are a “one-time price adjustment,” which he ...