Ratcheting up sanctions on Russian oil may be the key to Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine
"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.
Zuckerberg cozying up to Trump is ‘truly awful’ and he wants to ‘reconsolidate’ media: Sen. Wyden
Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet finished its first week with as many questions as it started ...
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Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Leaves Dem Senator Stammering: 'You Gave It to Me in Your Office, And I Did Read It'
When it comes to Senate bloviating, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse is among the worst of a bad company. A political party that ...
The market’s data king says politics trumps economics
Jens Nordvig built his macro research firm on sourcing and crunching data. He’s detecting profound shifts in behaviour as ...
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Sen. Warren: "Donald Trump & Elizabeth Warren are Singing from the Same Hymnal'"
At a Senate Finance Committee hearing on6, 2025, Senator Elizabeth Warren questioned Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent on critical issues, including eliminating the debt limit and ensuring tax ...
CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts
The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars ...
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Trump’s economic team set to push ‘America First’ policies
Economic team to include billionaires Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, oil executive Chris Wright to make tariff threats, ...
Bracing for impact: 5 things to watch with Trump's upcoming tariffs
Countries around the world are bracing for an economic bruising starting Monday. And few have more at stake than Canada, as Trump threatens imminent trade actions. Here are the laws he might apply, ...
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US Treasury to take "extraordinary measures" to avoid debt default
The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said. | TAG24 ...