Treasury secretary: ‘There is no reason we need to have a recession’

“No Reason For A Recession!” Treasury Secretary Bessent Pushes Back On Economic Fears, Slams Media Coverage

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought to ease economic anxieties on Tuesday, dismissing concerns about an impending recession while taking aim at media narratives that he says underplay the economy’s strengths. Speaking on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria, Bessent addressed comments he made over the weekend on NBC’s Meet the Press, where he had said that “there are no guarantees” against a recession. When asked to clarify, he called …

Treasury secretary: ‘There is no reason we need to have a recession’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday sought to mitigate concerns about the state of the economy, after saying this weekend that “there are no guarantees” when it comes to a recession. In an interview Tuesday on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” anchor Maria Bartiromo gave Bessent a chance to address his comments from a…