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Scott Bessent has warned that new Iran sanctions will target a large bank on Monday, as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on Iran's financial networ

Investors warn that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's $6 billion bond operation has been insufficient to curb the recent increase in US borrowing costs, indica

Investors are closely watching Scott Bessent's potential Treasury bond buyback, which could exceed $4 billion. The move is anticipated to impact Treasury yields

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicts that crude oil prices could drop to $40 per barrel once the conflict in Iran concludes, due to potential market ove

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that 19 of the G20 finance ministers agreed to address global economic imbalances caused by "cheap exports," with Chi

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that 19 G20 members have agreed to address the issue of cheap exports, with China being the sole nation resisting this g

During a G20 Meeting, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused China of flooding the global market with cheap exports.

Scott Bessent proposed a Trump-inspired finance competition at a G20 ministers meeting, facing criticism that the issue is income inequality rather than investm

At the G20 Summit, Scott Bessent stated the U.S. has support for an economic war against Iran, while also facing pushback on the Trump administration's trade po

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that America is "not at war" with Canada, but then joked about Canada's potential threat with "submarines from the

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly struggling to manage the country's $40 trillion national debt, Donald Trump's tariffs, and new sanctions again

The US Treasury's $4 billion increase in long-term bond purchases, a strategy by Scott Bessent, is facing criticism from experts like Stanley Druckenmiller and

Scott Bessent is considering using the US Treasury's nearly $1 trillion cashpile to finance bond buybacks, a move that could impact long-term Treasury yields.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing increasing criticism for his plans to intervene in bond markets, including from a former mentor.

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller has criticized US Treasury's Scott Bessent for attempting to suppress bond yields, warning that Bessent's approach is

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading the Trump administration's efforts to use financial tools to pressure Iran and stabilize the bond market, expanding

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled 'Operation Economic Outcast,' an "economic onslaught" aimed at severing Iran's financial connections globally.

Scott Bessent is reportedly confronting "bond vigilantes" in the $32 trillion Treasury market. Wall Street investors are critical of the move to buy more long-t

Scott Bessent has become the most interventionist Treasury Secretary in decades, implementing unexpected maneuvers like doubling planned Treasury security purch

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed concerns over the U.S. national debt surpassing $40 trillion, stating the country can grow its way out of it and ann

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is implementing interventionist tactics to lower interest rates, redefining the government's role in the global bond market.

Riley English, a Massachusetts woman who admitted to bringing homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol with the intent to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, h

A woman accused of plotting to kill Scott Bessent with a Molotov cocktail has been sentenced, with the judge acknowledging her difficult life and hoping for her

A woman from Massachusetts has been sentenced to six years in prison for making a firebomb threat against the Capitol to Scott Bessent.