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The U.S. will put in place a 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea starting on Aug. 1, according to letters posted by President Donald Trump on his social media platform on Monday. Trump ...

The U.S. will put in place a 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea starting on Aug. 1, according to letters ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Elon Musk 's new political party, saying the world's wealthiest man wasn't a ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a Group of 20 finance officials meeting in South Africa next week, sources ...

Omer Shem Tov; Noa Argamani, partner of hostage Avinatan Or; Iair Horn, brother of hostage Eitan Horn; and Tzur Goldin, ...

IDF announces fallen soldier • Netanyahu calls for 'end to Hamas' • Likud ministers call for sovereignty over West Bank ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks as President Donald Trump hosts a meeting with business leaders in Doha, Qatar, on May 15.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed his beef with billionaire tycoon Elon Musk, describing himself as a nimble ninja-like operative while musing that the later “fancies himself more o… ...

Former hostages and hostage family members met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington on Wednesday calling for "bold action" from the Trump administration to help secure a hostage deal ...

U.S. imposes sanctions on Palestinian NGO and other charities, accusing them of ties to Hamas Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House on April 29, 2025.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended the Trump administration's escalating tariff policies, saying that while some companies have already announced price hikes, he thinks others ...