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During an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street Thursday, Bessent did his best to defend his title as a “fiscal hawk” ...
If they want to make a mistake here and not cut, that’s fine,” Bessent told CNBC, insisting that tariffs imposed by Trump ...
House Republicans have lifted President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage, ...
During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on June 12, 2025, Senator Bernie Sanders relentlessly presses Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on why he thinks it's a good idea to give tax breaks to the ...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was asked if President Donald Trump's frequent attacks made his job difficult.
The finish line will come after a whirlwind of votes, nicknamed a "vote-a-rama," on what are expected to be dozens of amendments.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday that trade talks with the United States have resumed after Canada ...
President Donald Trump could nominate Jerome Powell’s successor as soon as this fall, as the incumbent Fed chairman is set to exit the position next May.
The White House's 90-day pause on so-called reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries ends on July 8. On July 9, higher ...
Trump scrawled the note to “Jerome” as he piles pressure on the powerful central banker to dramatically cut rates or step ...