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Scott Bessent, IMF and China

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.

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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.

Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable

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Bessent Says Trump Hasn’t Made Unilateral Offer to Cut Tariffs on China

President Trump hasn’t offered to take down U.S. tariffs on China on a unilateral basis, Bloomberg News quoted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying. Bessent answered questions from reporters Wednesday,

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Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable as US signals willingness to de-escalate

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that high tariffs between the United States and China are not sustainable, as President Donald Trump's administration signaled openness to de-escalating a trade war between the world's two largest economies that has raised fears of recession.

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Trump Official Says Tariff War With China 'Unsustainable'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told private investors during a meeting on Tuesday that the spiraling trade war between the United States and China was unsustainable and that he expects a "de-escalation" 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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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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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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Bessent: no currency targets in US-Japan talks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US does not have specific currency targets in mind in trade talks with Japan.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says China has ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with US as trade war appears to cool

Speaking in the Oval Office after a brief swearing-in ceremony for Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins ...

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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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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 ...

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Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had a ‘very loud’ shouting match in the West Wing: ‘two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE’

Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had a ‘very loud’ shouting match in the West Wing: ‘two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it ...

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Treasury Secretary Suggests China Tariffs Could Be Lowered 'In A Mutual Way'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he believes that excessively high tariffs between the U.S. and ...

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