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Scott Bessent Treasury Secretary confirmation hearing

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent Says Trump Could Bring ‘New Economic Golden Age’

Scott Bessent defended tariffs and argued for tax-cut extensions during his confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary in the Senate Finance Committee. No Democrats committed to support him on Thursday,

Boise State Public Radio · 2d

Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary is Scott Bessent. Here's what to know

Trump's promised tax cuts, and their potential consequences for the U.S. economy, took center stage at Bessent's confirmation hearing.

KDVR-TV Denver on MSN · 2d

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent says Trump tax cuts should not expire

Scott Bessent, a South Carolina billionaire hedge fund manager, wasted no time getting to the crux of his confirmation hearing: the expiring Trump tax cuts. “This is the single most important economic issue of the day,” Bessent told the committee.

Treasury, Yellen and debt ceiling

justthenews · 1d

Janet Yellen says Treasury will take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid hitting debt ceiling Jan 21

It is not clear how long Congress will have to secure a deal on funding or raising the debt ceiling again once the measures are taken, but in the past it has helped stall the default for several month

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Yellen says Treasury will use 'extraordinary measures' on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling

In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen says her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling,

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Treasury to begin ‘extraordinary measures’ as US approaches debt cliff

The breach of the debt ceiling officially starts the clock on how long Trump and Congress will have to act to avoid a financially catastrophic default.

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Treasury secretary nominee warns increased government spending and no extension of Trump tax cuts will lead to ‘economic crisis’

Fox News senior national correspondent Rich Edson has the latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect ...

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen praises Biden's pandemic response in farewell address

Yellen said the Biden administration's actions reduced major risks, and noted that inflation fell earlier in the US than in ...

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Tax Breaks: The Money, Treasury, And Internal Revenue Service Shakeup Edition

Plus: Relief for taxpayers impacted by wildfires, itemizing deductions, civil forfeiture programs, Direct File, Tax Cuts and ...

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Treasury will begin steps to avoid debt default as Trump takes office

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits ...

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Progressives are frustrated by Biden’s final-days warning of billionaire influence

The Democratic Party's left wing is responding to President Joe Biden's strong words about the possibility of an American ...

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AMERICAS Waller and Bessent help peg back Treasury yields

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

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Maddow Blog | Trump’s Treasury pick rejects minimum wage hike, champions tax breaks

Trump's incoming Treasury secretary summarized the administration's perspective perfectly: Yes to tax breaks for the wealthy, ...

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