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Scott Bessent
Scott Bessent is the United States Secretary of the Treasury, responsible for the nation's economic and financial systems, and advises the President on economic policy.
Why it’s in the news: He is in the news for his high-profile diplomatic engagements with China and his public statements on global economic issues, including AI regulation and currency stability.
Latest on Scott Bessent
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent champions dollar dominance across global markets and stablecoins
- US, China to hold more AI safety meetings in two months in Shenzhen, Scott Bessent says
- Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs
- Scott Bessent confirms weekend meeting with He Lifeng days before Xi’s US visit
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- Scott Bessent fails to break ‘fever’ in US bond market
- He made the remarks in an Axios interview published on Saturday.
- Hawkish BoJ comments follow pressure from Scott Bessent and volatility in currency and bond markets
- US Treasury's Bessent to discuss AI, trade, rare earths with China's He, source says
- U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok
- US Proposes AI Incident Alert System in Talks With China, Bessent Says
- U.S. and China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks
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