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US Treasury's Bessent Encouraged by 'Productive' Japan, South Korea Trade Talks
During a meeting on Thursday between Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, South Korean Finance Minister Choi ...
Yale classmates warn Trump Treasury Secretary Bessent he risks enabling descent 'into fascism'
A new letter to Scott Bessent accuses President Donald Trump of usurping the authority of Congress and U.S. courts since ...
How the Treasury market got hooked on hedge fund leverage
Recent turbulence was partly the result of trading strategies using derivatives. But the same investors are increasingly ...
Traders View Treasury Auctions as Litmus Test for Foreign Buyers
Investors keen for early insight into whether China and other foreign governments remain eager to keep buying US Treasuries ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent Predicts Tax Cuts to Pass by July 4
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he thought an extension of President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts could be ...
Long-dated Treasury yields end at lowest levels in more than 2 weeks as recessionary alarm bells ring
Friday's rally in U.S. government debt sent the yields on 10- and 30-year Treasurys to their lowest levels in weeks amid lingering concerns about the risks of a U.S. economic downturn. The 10-year ...
Treasury Options Show Biggest Worries Since 2021 ‘Flash Crash’
The growing unease around US assets that has sparked a selloff in long-term government bonds and sent yields soaring is ...
BitBonds: A New Take On Treasury Bonds To Tackle The U.S. Debt Crisis
Enhanced Treasury Bonds (BitBonds) could reshape U.S. fiscal policy, reduce debt, and build a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
Treasury chief Bessent’s briefing to private bank event draws scrutiny
Experts say Bessent didn’t violate any rules and that the customs and conventions around such private talks are murky.