Bessent Says Strong Dollar Policy Remains Intact Under Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US continues to have a “strong dollar” policy under President Donald Trump.
Trump’s focus on 10-year Treasury yield to cut borrowing costs raises curiosity — and problems
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year ...
Trump wants a lower 10-year yield. The market on Thursday isn't budging.
U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday, near record highs, but another big focus was the 10-year Treasury yield. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the Trump administration was focused ...
Bessent Says Musk’s DOGE Isn’t Altering Treasury Systems
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he personally vetted the Treasury employees on Elon Musk’s government efficiency ...
US sanctions network that helps ship Iranian oil to China
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating ...
DOJ allows some DOGE employees access to Treasury payment system
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sued after he granted DOGE personnel limited access to his department’s payment system ...
Bessent says DOGE isn't tinkering with IRS, Treasury payment system - report
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency isn't "tinkering" with the Internal Revenue System or the Treasury Department's payment system, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday. He ...
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Trump Administration blacklists managers, shipowners and VLCC captain in first Iran sanctions
The Trump Administration has taken its first sanctions move against Iran, blacklisting shipowners, managers and a VLCC captain for their role in the “shadow” fleet tankers. The move also added three ...
Trump is focused on lowering bond yields, not fighting the Fed, Treasury chief says
The Trump administration isn't looking to clash with the Federal Reserve over interest rates, Treasury Secretary Scott ...
Trump Treasury secretary Scott Bessent relives some pressure on the Fed
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump is not asking the Federal Reserve to lower its short-term interest rates, ...
‘Shrouded in secrecy’: Trump and Musk’s DOGE committing ‘massive and unprecedented’ intrusion of taxpayers’ privacy, lawsuit says
The Treasury Department is breaking multiple federal laws by allowing Elon Musk and DOGE to access taxpayers' private data, a ...
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‘Dangerous’: Democrats Barge Into Speaker Johnson’s Office
Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Gwen Moore (D-Wisc.) unexpectedly stormed into House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office on Wednesday, ...