Trump, inflation and Scott Bessent

Bessent: 'I am not worried about inflation' from Trump's tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that "I am not worried about inflation" resulting from President Donald Trump's new tariffs, although he did acknowledge that "we could get a one-time price adjustment.
Bessent Highlights Trump’s Fed Silence, Rejects Inflation Worry
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rejected the idea that President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes will ignite a new wave of inflation, and suggested that the Federal Reserve ought to view them as having a one-time impact.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sees inflation plummeting to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target despite Trump’s tariffs
Bessent blamed “four years of disastrous policies,” for scorching inflation, claimed the current administration was working everyday to lower prices, and China would eat any tariffs.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shrugs off Wall Street’s Trump tariff ‘selloff’
Bessent told Fox & Friends that the commander-in-chief’s top priority is living the living standards of ordinary Americans
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: ‘We are set on bringing interest rates down’
United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government was set on bringing rates down. He reprimanded China’s business model, saying it was centered on exports, which was unacceptable in his country.
Bessent defends Trump tariffs: ‘Access to cheap goods’ is not the ‘American Dream’
International economic relations that do not work for the American people must be reexamined,” he said at the Economic Club ...
Bessent dismisses tariff inflation fears, citing falling oil prices, U.S. bond yields
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday brushed off fears that the Trump administration's tariff hikes will lead to ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent says the American dream is not about 'access to cheap goods'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the White House's position on tariffs, ...
U.S. Foes and Friends Will Face More Pressure, Bessent Says
The Treasury secretary said the administration is focused on allies’ trading practices and foes’ energy exports.
Trump, Musk raise questions, without evidence, about whether nation's gold at Fort Knox has been stolen
President Donald Trump is casting doubt -- without providing evidence -- over whether much of the nation's store of gold ...
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Trump admin will 'reinvigorate' the private sector: Scott Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighs in on President Donald Trump's defense for tariffs on 'Hannity.' Ukrainian government ...
Trump pauses most Mexico tariffs as Canada pushes for deal
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau says he held a "colourful" call with the US president, as he seeks a similar reprieve on sweeping ...
US Treasury's Bessent says FSOC will drive regulatory change, outlines tariff policies
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said he plans to use the Financial Stability Oversight Council to drive ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pouring cold water on the hot economic numbers of the Biden administration, claiming that growth was ‘brittle underneath’
GDP expanded by 2.8% and the private sector added 1.5 million jobs, but Trump’s Treasury secretary told a conference audience ...