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Treasury Secretary Makes Trip to Kyiv
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became the first senior Trump administration official to visit Ukraine, arriving on Wednesday for talks…
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What Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Means
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two giant mortgage finance firms, have been controlled by the federal government for nearly 17 years, but a…
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Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show
In the days after President Trump took office, as Elon Musk’s team began pressing for access to the Treasury Department’s payments system,…
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What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund? Trump’s Executive Order, Explained
While he was campaigning last fall, President Trump bemoaned the lack of a U.S.-backed investment fund and promised to create one. “Other…
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How a Sale of TikTok Would Work and Who Might Buy It
There's a new parlor game on Wall Street: guessing TikTok’s next owner. President Trump signed an executive order in January that delayed…
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Warren Questions Bessent Over Musk Access to Treasury Payment System
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts sent a letter on Monday to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent demanding answers for why the…
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Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
President Trump’s move this weekend to slap sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China is threatening to fracture the global trading…
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Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
The Senate on Monday voted 68 to 29 to confirm Scott Bessent to be President Trump’s Treasury secretary, putting in place the new…
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Trump Says He Will Impose 10% Tariffs on Chinese Imports on Feb. 1
President Trump said on Tuesday that he intended to impose a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports into the United States on Feb. 1, a…
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Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his Treasury secretary, plans to…
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Scott Bessent, Trump’s Billionaire Treasury Pick, Will Shed Assets to Avoid Conflicts
Scott Bessent, the billionaire hedge fund manager whom President-elect Donald J. Trump picked to be his Treasury secretary, plans to…
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Trump Chose 8 Economic Experts Who Will Defend Tariffs and Lower Taxes
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen economic aides who will defend…
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What Trump's nominations say about where trade and other economic policies might go
WASHINGTON — Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominations have raised hopes that his trade and other economic actions will…