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What Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the Milken event (and how his critics responded)
Diane Brady at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles. The big story: Trump’s movie tax may have the ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's opening talk at the Milken conference will set the tone of the power-packed event
The biggest names in business will be hanging on the Treasury Secretary's every word.
Scott Bessent tells tariff-bashing Wall Street bigwigs to ‘never bet against America’ — despite growing fears
Bessent, 63, gave a full-throated defense of the commander-in-chief’s America First agenda, predicting that Trump’s trade, ...
Bessent: Some Trade Deals Might Come as Soon as This Week
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC Monday that some trade deals might come as soon as this week, with the Trump ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent tells investors Trump's policies will deliver 'golden age economy'
Treasury Secretary Bessent spoke at the Milken Institute Global Conference and said the Trump administration's policies, ...
Bessent Pitches Skittish Investors to Bet on Trump’s Economic Plan
The Treasury secretary urged executives and entrepreneurs to look beyond the Trump administration’s trade agenda.
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Treasury’s Bessent: Private credit surge underscores need for bank deregulation
The growth of private credit tells me that the regulated banking system has been too tightly constrained,” Scott Bessent said ...
Trump wanted Ukraine minerals deal to get ‘leverage’ over Russia, Bessent says
The Treasury secretary told his team to get to work on a full agreement after a public spat Feb. 28 between President Trump, ...
Bessent Touts US as ‘Premier Destination’ for World Capital
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent touted the US as the “premier destination” for global capital and argued that the Trump ...