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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talks to reporters about his lunch meeting with Republican senators and the schedule for getting the Republican megabill to President Donald Trump's desk by July 4, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bessent will interview 11 candidates to replace Powell at Fed

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson, center left, gestures as he greets Chinese vice prime minister He Lifeng, center, at Rosenbad before trade talks between the US and China in Stockholm, Sweden, July 28, 2025. (Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP)

U.S. and China officials meet in Stockholm to discuss how to ease trade tensions

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talks to reporters about his lunch meeting with Republican senators and the schedule for getting the Republican megabill to President Donald Trump's desk by July 4, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bessent wants a full review of the Federal Reserve operations

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: ‘Tariff derangement syndrome’ is driving criticism of trade plan

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talks to reporters about his lunch meeting with Republican senators and the schedule for getting the Republican megabill to President Donald Trump's desk by July 4, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bessent says U.S. nearing trade deal with India

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Stacked containers are seen at the Yangluo Port on the Yangtze River in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

U.S. and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump’s phone call with Xi

Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing of the U.S. Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump’s tariffs may mean Walmart shoppers pay more, his treasury chief acknowledges

By Josh Boak - Associated Press

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, left, Switzerland's Economy Minister Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, center, Switzerland's President Karin Keller-Sutter, right, speak, during a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, Pool)

U.S. and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs, agree to pause for 90 days

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Switzerland's Economy Minister Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, left, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, next to Switzerland's President Karin Keller-Sutter, center, during a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, Pool)

Tariff talks begin between U.S. and Chinese officials in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope

By Paul Wiseman, Didi Tang and Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing of the U.S. Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Treasury secretary, U.S. trade rep to talk trade with Chinese in Switzerland

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Committee Chairman Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., speaks during a House Committee on Financial Services hearing, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A federal grand jury indicted a Houston man Friday, April 21, 2023, for allegedly calling the office of Waters several times the year before and leaving threatening voice mails, including saying he intended to "cut your throat." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Treasury Secretary Bessent to Rep. Maxine Waters: We partied in the Bahamas, remember?

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to the Institute of International Finance Global Outlook Forum at the Willard Hotel in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bessent: Trade deals could be done this week but no formal talks yet with China

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaks to reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump’s economy is one big power play, not just the pieces, Bessent says urging investor patience

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Congress must help Trump administration hold IMF accountable

By Sen. John Kennedy

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to the Institute of International Finance Global Outlook Forum at the Willard Hotel in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bessent: Tariff revenue will provide income tax relief

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, during the Institute of International Finance Global Outlook Forum at the Willard Hotel in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Treasury Secretary Bessent says onus is on China to de-escalate trade war

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A "Made in China" sticker is seen on inventory at the baby store Three Littles Union Market location in Washington, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

Trump’s treasury secretary says China ‘cannot sustain’ high tariffs on imports

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as Trump prepares to sign an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Bessent, Trump talk up trade deal with China, cheering markets

By Tom Howell Jr. and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen as President Donald Trump speaks before a luncheon with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bessent says U.S. won’t retreat from world, eyes ‘big deal’ with China

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Donald Trump bobblehead sits on the counter as trader Jonathan Mueller works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

White House claims ‘a lot of progress’ on trade as IMF cuts growth forecast

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times