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'China needs to change,' Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that China’s current economic model — built on “exporting its way out of economic troubles” — is unsustainable, and that the U.S. wants to help it change.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 17h

Treasury Secretary Bessent says trade war with China will deescalate soon

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent believes the United States’s trade war with China will wind down soon. Bessent gave the remarks in a private speech in Washington, D.C., for JPMorgan Chase, adding that the conflict is not “sustainable.

The New York Times · 20h

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 complete as soon as July 4 and that the administration would then shift its attention to deregulation.

Bessent Chides IMF, World Bank

The Associated Press on MSN · 20m

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.

U.S. News & World Report on MSN · 2h

Bessent Chides IMF, World Bank as He Says ‘America First Does Not Mean America Alone’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday tried to soften the tone around President Donald Trump’s sweeping import tariffs as signs emerged that the president is backing off the most contentious levies.

POLITICO on MSN · 3h

Bessent says US will seek reforms of IMF, World Bank

The IMF and World Bank serve critical roles in the international system,” Bessent said in prepared remarks. “And the Trump Administration is eager to work with them — so

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Trump's treasury secretary says plan is not for 'America alone,' but reiterates focus on trade deficits

Scott Bessent called China’s economic model “unsustainable” as White House officials indicated trade negotiations were ...

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Bessent Says China Tariffs Are Not Sustainable as US Signals Willingness to De-Escalate

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that high tariffs between the United States and ...

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Trump administration says IMF and World Bank are falling short of their missions

The treasury secretary said the Trump administration remains committed to playing a leadership role in the IMF and the World ...

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Trump says he won’t play ‘hardball’ with China or mention COVID — after Bessent calls tariff standoff unsustainable

Scott Bessent’s reported comments caused shares to briefly spike on Wall Street, with investors watching closely for any ...

Bessent: We Expect IMF To "Call Out" China's Distortive And Opaque Economic Policies

During a speech Wednesday where Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration wants to "make the IMF the IMF again," BESSENT: Here in the United States we know we need to get our ...

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Union tells Treasury Secretary that risks of Nippon Steel deal are too great

Selling United States Steel Corp. to Nippon Steel Corp. would pose a risk to national security as well as to the entire ...

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US Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not ‘sustainable’

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against ...

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