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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday regarding the economy, the IMF, and the Iran war

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Bloomberg

Bessent Defends Treasury's Bond Market Intervention

Trump's Intent on $5,000 Checks Is Very Real, Bessent Says

Bessent Says He’s Supportive of $5,000 Checks for Americans Opens in new window seen

Bessent Says He’s Supportive of $5,000 Checks for Americans

Rep. Waters Presses Bessent on Inflation, Iran and Tariffs

Bessent Hearing Repeatedly Interrupted by Protesters

CNBC

What to watch as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before Congress

Nikkei Asia

Bessent defends Trump economic policies, plans to meet Chinese official seen

Quartz

Democrats hammered Treasury Secretary Bessent over rising borrowing costs at a House hearing

Treasury Secretary is set to defend Iran war strategy as $4 gas, inflation loom over hearing

The Independent

Treasury secretary backs Trump’s $5,000 checks but refuses to say how the country will pay for it

The New York Times

Bessent Defends Faltering Bond Market Intervention

HuffPost

Bessent Says Trump ‘Very Real’ About $5,000 Election ‘Bribe’ Payments

The Economist

Scott Bessent should stop blaming the bond market

The Hill

Bessent grilled on AI, bond market in tense House hearing: 3 takeaways

Waters has heated exchange with Bessent on AI

Watch live: Bessent faces House questions on economy

Washington Examiner

Bessent says Treasury is ‘examining’ ability to cut $5,000 checks without Congress

WATCH LIVE: Bessent testifies before House committee on economy

Semafor

House Democrats to hammer Bessent on rising costs

The Japan Times

Bessent defends Trump economic policies, reveals plans to meet Chinese official