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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed concerns Americans might be having about a potential impending recession and the status of their retirement plans.
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U.S. retailers are starting to talk with consumers about what the tariffs could mean for everyone's wallets.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire aren't worried about 'day-to-day' market fluctuations
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed concerns Americans might be having about a potential impending recession and the status of their retirement plans.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplays stock market crash as short-term reaction and says ‘everything is working very smoothly’
Bessent said "what I've been very impressed with is the market infrastructure, that we had record volume on Friday."
Americans who want to retire now ‘don’t look at the day-to-day fluctuations,’ Sec. Bessent says
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent on Meet the Press responds to Americans who have seen their 401(k)s hit by President Trump’s tariffs and stock market uncertainty, claiming those who want to retire right now are not observing the “day-to-day fluctuations.
Markets Swing Wildly After Trump Holds His Ground on Tariff Plan
Trump's tariff plans are sending stocks tumbling and sparking fears of a global economic downturn. Follow along for live updates on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq and S&P 500.
'Sometimes you have to take medicine': Trump defends sweeping tariffs
Just hours after Trump's comments, stock markets plunged in Asia early on Monday, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng losing 9.8%.
Trump Says Tariffs Will Stay Until Trade Deficit Disappears
The president said he would not quickly reverse last week’s steep tariffs, which have sparked pushback and roiled markets.
Stan Druckenmiller, Scott Bessent’s former boss, says he’s opposed to Trump tariffs exceeding 10%
Stanley Druckenmiller, the billionaire hedge fund manager who was once Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s boss when they both worked as money managers for George Soros, said he is opposed to President Trump’s tariffs exceeding 10%.
Fox Business Host Schools Trump’s Treasury Secretary on U.S. Trade Policy
Fox Business host Larry Kudlow patiently explained trade deficits to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a contentious interview Monday, an eyebrow-raising incident that occurred as the Trump administration continues to falter on its tariff messaging.
Bessent: Federal layoffs will help fill factory jobs created by Trump tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is planning to boost U.S. manufacturing employment with policies meant to steer laid-off federal workers into factories. In an interview with Tucker Carlson published Friday on the social platform X,
US-Japan Trade Talks Set to Kick Off After Trump-Ishiba Call
President Donald Trump assigned two members of his cabinet to kick off bilateral trade talks with Japan after a call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,
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Scott Bessent ‘rejects assumption’ of an impending recession
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed panic surrounding the stock market and instead reaffirmed his support of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. Bessent appeared on NBC News’s Meet the Press Sunday after a six-week slump in the S&P 500.
Bessent: ‘More than 50 countries’ approached administration to lower tariffs, trade barriers and halt ‘currency manipulation’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed Sunday that “more than 50 countries” have approached the Trump administration to bring down “non-tariff trade barriers,” reduce tariffs, and halt “currency manipulation” on their side.
Donald Trump's tariffs spark panic inside the White House as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly wants to quit amid market mayhem
As the global economy braces for potential further escalations, all eyes remain on how Trump’s policies will shape the financial landscape in the coming months.
Newsmax Host Shocked by How Badly Trump Tariffs Tanked Their Personal Wealth
A host at MAGA-friendly cable channel Newsmax has admitted that he was shocked that President Donald Trump’s tariffs had hit his personal wealth so badly. Jon Glasgow, frontman of the Sunday Report, played a clip of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent taking issue with the suggestion that many Americans will have to delay their retirement because their savings have taken a hit.
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