Bessent: China Will Cut Prices In Response To Tariffs So They Can Continue To "Export Their Way Out Of Economic Malaise"
Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden, during his confirmation hearing to serve as Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, he believes ...
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US versus China: the battle for rare earth dominance
During Scott Bessent’s confirmation hearing for US Treasury Secretary before the Senate Finance Committee, significant concerns were raised regarding China’s dominance in the rare earth elements (REEs ...
China’s Growth Underscores Bessent’s Call to Rebalance Trade
President Xi Jinping’s government reached last year’s 5% growth target, a well-telegraphed victory that came as little ...
Treasury nominee Scott Bessent clears key Senate hurdle on way to likely confirmation
Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely ...
Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs, Russia sanctions
President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent favors imposing tariffs on China, sanctions on Russia ...
Scott Bessent: China Builds 100 Coal Plants Per Year, "That Is Not A Clean Energy Race, That Is An Energy Race"
Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden why it is goofy to claim the U.S. is in an "arms race with China for clean energy." SCOTT BESSENT: Senator Wyden, just ...
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Treasury Nominee Bessent Defends Trump Policies in Testimony; Promises to Press China to Resume Ag Purchases in Phase 1 Agreement
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent outlined a three-pronged approach to tariffs during his Senate testimony this week, ...
Trump 1.0's China trade deal proved disappointing. Bessent suggests taking another stab at it.
Bessent has brought up the Trump 1.0 trade deal that called for Chinese purchases from U.S. farmers -- an agreement that's ...
Trump treasury pick Scott Bessent calls for stronger Russia sanctions, Fed independence at confirmation panel
Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax ...
Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent to make call to action during hearing: 'Generational opportunity'
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick for treasury secretary, will appear for a Senate Finance Committee confirmation ...
Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent Says Trump Could Bring ‘New Economic Golden Age’
Scott Bessent defended tariffs and argued for tax-cut extensions during his confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald ...
Treasury nominee attends hearing
U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policies, ...