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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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Beijing and Washington talk about an AI hotline. But who will answer the call?
By Jeremy KahnSeptember 22, 2026
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary.
Economy
If AI is going to destroy humanity, Scott Bessent says hyperscalers, not government, must take the fall: ‘We cannot absolve you of responsibility’
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 22, 2026
U.S. and China propose AI risk notification mechanism ahead of Trump-Xi talks
AI
U.S. and China propose AI risk notification mechanism ahead of Trump-Xi talks
By The Associated Press and Matt SedenskySeptember 21, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the state of the international financial system on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026.
Economy
U.S. Treasury’s bond scheme is not a national debt management tool, say top economists, but it did show Wall Street what makes Scott Bessent flinch
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 21, 2026
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, and Bret Baier, Fox News anchor, during an Economic Club of New York (ECNY) event in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Economy
Scott Bessent warned the bond market ‘has taken down more governments than howitzers’: That theory may give the Fed’s Warsh room to breathe this week
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 14, 2026
Chair of the Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh.
Banking
Wall Street thought the Powell hike was over. Now Kevin Warsh has his ‘back against the wall’
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 11, 2026
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during the first day of the Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.
Economy
‘If the Bloomberg Terminal bros are unhappy with what I’m doing, that’s too bad’: Bessent says he’ll continue ‘ignoring the noise’
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 11, 2026
Scott Bessent dared the $32 trillion bond market with ‘I am the house now’ statement. It didn’t listen
Economy
Scott Bessent dared the $32 trillion bond market with ‘I am the house now’ statement. It didn’t listen
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezSeptember 10, 2026
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, walks the grounds during the Kansas City Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Moran, Wyoming, US, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.
Economy
Inflation won’t die. Now the bond market is daring the Fed to do something about it
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 10, 2026
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks with US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 1, 2026.
AI
‘I don’t think there’s a floor’: Workers’ share of America’s income is at a record low before the AI boom even begins
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 4, 2026
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on at U.S. President Donald Trump.
Personal Finance
The bond market is crashing Trump’s midterm campaign
By Eva RoytburgSeptember 3, 2026
A man holds an ingot of bullion at the New York Federal Reserve, October 10th 1966.
Personal Finance
As U.S. Treasury intervened in the bond market, the Netherlands rushed 86 tons of gold out of America because of ‘geopolitical unrest’
By Eleanor PringleSeptember 3, 2026
Scott Bessent says 19 of the G20 finance ministers agreed to address ‘cheap imports’ but ‘China was the dissenter’
Economy
Scott Bessent says 19 of the G20 finance ministers agreed to address ‘cheap imports’ but ‘China was the dissenter’
By The Associated Press, Fatima Hussein and Chris RugaberSeptember 2, 2026
US President Donald Trump, right, followed by Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, exit the South Portico of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Economy
Trump plans to grow his way out of $40 trillion debt crisis—it’s a ‘fantastic story’ but virtually impossible, says top budget economist
By Eleanor PringleAugust 25, 2026
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Commentary
Scott Bessent and the bond market: a pointless intervention
By Steve H. Hanke and John GreenwoodAugust 24, 2026
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