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Scott Bessent, IMF and China

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday even as he tried to reassure nervous investors that the United States would maintain its global leadership role.

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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.

New York Post on MSN · 1d

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rips IMF over woke ‘mission creep’

It devotes disproportionate time and resources to work on climate change, gender, and social issues,” Bessent said.

Scott Bessent, China and tariffs

Agence France-Presse on MSN · 23h

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 tariffs, after repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a stronger yen. Bessent said Washington is looking at "tariffs,

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 Financial Times · 1d

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”, echoing comments he made to a JPMorgan conference on Tuesday, where he warned that the US-China trade war was “not sustainable”.

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Elon Musk had the government in his grasp. Then it unraveled.

The billionaire head of the U.S. DOGE Service clashed with Trump Cabinet officials well before he announced he would 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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'China Needs to Change': Scott Bessent Calls Out China's 'Unsustainable' Economic Practices

During his remarks at the Institute of International Finance in Washington, D.C., Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called out ...

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Treasury Secretary Bessent Predicts Tax Cuts to Pass by July 4

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he thought an extension of President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts could be ...

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Watch live: Bessent gives remarks on global market under shadow of Trump tariffs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will give remarks Wednesday morning on the global economy as part of the International ...

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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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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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‘Let’s have clarity’: Finance chiefs rue Trump’s tariff whiplash

Finance chiefs in Washington said they are still trying to figure out what Trump wants, as the global economy heads for a ...

India likely to be 1st to sign trade deal with Washington: US Treasury Secretary

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that an India-US bilateral trade deal is highly likely and will be the first of ...

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