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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
Economy
U.S. economy will be growing faster than 3% this time next year, predicts Treasury’s Bessent 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 26, 2025
There’s a ‘buyer’s strike’ on U.S. assets as foreign investors can’t stomach huge deficits anymore, analyst warns
Finance
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By Jason MaMay 24, 2025
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Economy
Uncle Sam’s biggest creditor faces a fiscal crisis ‘worse than Greece’ as its borrowing costs hit 20-year high 
By Christiaan HetznerMay 19, 2025
Bessent says debt limit measures could run out in August
Finance
Bessent says debt limit measures could run out in August
By Daniel Flatley, Gregory Korte and BloombergMay 9, 2025
Scott Bessent in front of a black background
Finance
America could run out of cash to pay its bills as early as this summer
By Fatima Hussein, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressMarch 26, 2025
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Finance
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By Eleanor PringleMarch 13, 2025
You’re gonna need a bigger chainsaw to reduce government debt
Commentary
You’re gonna need a bigger chainsaw to reduce government debt
By Brian HamiltonFebruary 28, 2025
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Success
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By Emma BurleighFebruary 19, 2025
US debt reckoning escalates sharply as top bond buyer pulls back from long-term Treasuries
Finance
US debt reckoning escalates sharply as top bond buyer pulls back from long-term Treasuries
By Jason MaDecember 14, 2024
As US debt hits $36 trillion, about 1 in 5 dollars the government spends repays investors for borrowed money
Finance
As US debt hits $36 trillion, about 1 in 5 dollars the government spends repays investors for borrowed money
By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressNovember 24, 2024
US debt sustainability now seen as top financial stability risk
Finance
US debt sustainability now seen as top financial stability risk
By Craig Torres and BloombergNovember 22, 2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
Finance
In this election cycle, ‘bond vigilantes’ are voting too—and they don’t like what they see
By Jason MaOctober 26, 2024
The world’s $100 trillion fiscal timebomb keeps ticking
Finance
The world’s $100 trillion fiscal timebomb keeps ticking
By Craig Stirling and BloombergOctober 19, 2024
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