Treasury nominee plans to say at confirmation hearing that Trump will unleash ‘economic golden age’

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5 things the nominee for Treasury Secretary signaled about what markets can expect in a 2nd Trump term

Scott Bessent testified before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing for Treasury Secretary.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesScott Bessent's confirmation hearing this week held a number of clues as to what markets can expect from Trump 2.0.The long-time investor and hedge fund exec is Trump's pick to lead the US Treasury.Bessent said Trump would "unleash a new economic golden age" during his testimony.Scott Bessent's nominatio…

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5 Takeaways From Bessent’s Confirmation Hearing for Treasury Secretary - The Thinking Conservative

Scott Bessant appeared before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing. Dems asked questions about tax policy, tariffs, and economic issues. The post 5 Takeaways From Bessent’s Confirmation Hearing for Treasury Secretary appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

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Investors rejoice at Scott Bessent confirmation testimony - Washington Examiner

Between wildfires incurring an estimated quarter-trillion dollars of damage in California and Bidenomics delivering a final extinction burst of heightened inflation, financial markets have had an inauspicious start to 2025. So, investors soundly rejoiced as they welcomed the calm, coherence, and competence displayed during the Senate confirmation hearing of President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee for treasury secretary, the blockbuster hedge fund…

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Here’s a First Step Toward President Trump’s Golden Age for America

Could a 50-year bond, redeemable in gold on America’s 300th Birthday, point the way out of the era of fiat money?

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Scott Bessent went through the Senate Finance Committee to defend the economic agenda of the upcoming Trump administration. Without perspiring, the nominee to head the Treasury Department answered the questions of the senators of both parties and left many titles. Among them was his diagnosis of the current situation in the United States: "We don't have an income problem, we have a spending problem." Read more]]>

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Treasury nominee says tariffs will be for remedying unfair trade practices, for negotiations under Trump

U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent said Thursday that under the incoming Trump administration, tariffs will be used for remedying unfair trade practices by China and other countries as well as for negotiations.