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Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there's an 'opportunity for a big deal' with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday even as he tried to reassure nervous investors that the ...
Bessent says US will seek reforms of IMF, World Bank
Bessent said the Trump administration would not seek to retreat from those institutions but instead push to play a stronger leadership role and push for major changes to those ins ...
Watch: Bessent testifies before House on international financial systems
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of ...
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Bessent Chides IMF, World Bank as He Says ‘America First Does Not Mean America Alone’
Bessent spoke to the Institute of International Finance as both the International Monetary Fund and World Bank held their spring meetings in Washington. On Monday, the IMF downgraded its forecast ...
Bessent, US Officials To Hold First Major Talks With China Amid Ongoing Tariff War
Top US officials will meet with Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend, marking the first major talks since the start ...
Top US officials emerge from China trade talks touting ‘substantial progress’ and ‘deal’
Top US officials involved in high-level trade negotiations with China emerged from two days of talks touting “substantial ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent calls on China to lead trade war de-escalation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on April 28 put the responsibility for reaching a trade agreement on China. He argued China ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to House Committee: "We Have Set The Table For A Robust Economy"
Read Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's opening statement from testimony during a Financial Services Hearing on Wednesday: TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT: I’m grateful to join you today. At the IMF ...
Trump says ‘great progress made’ between US and China following first day of trade talks
President Donald Trump said Saturday there was “great progress made” on trade talks between the United States and China, amid a possible thaw in the trade war sparked by his massive tariffs.
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Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Although Bessent said the IMF and the World Bank are “falling short,” he did not call for the U.S. to withdraw from the institutions, as some conservatives had advocated in a Project 2025 ...
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Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there's an 'opportunity for a big deal' with China
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday even as he tried to reassure nervous ...
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Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there's an 'opportunity for a big deal' with China
Although Bessent said the IMF and the World Bank are "falling short," he did not call for the U.S. to withdraw from the institutions, as some conservatives had advocated in a Project 2025 proposal ...