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Congress needs to address debt ceiling before its August recess to prevent default, Treasury secretary says

Lawmakers have until August to address the debt ceiling or the US could default on its obligations for the first time ever, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote to congressional leaders Friday, urging them to act even sooner,

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: U.S. will hit debt limit in August

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged congressional leadership to raise the debt ceiling by mid-July, in a letter sent May 9 and viewed by USA TODAY. Otherwise, the federal government will hit the current debt ceiling sometime in August, Bessent wrote.

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Treasury Secretary Mocked for Proposing to Raise the Debt Ceiling Without Using 'Any Gimmicks': 'Printing Money IS the Gimmick'

Despite warnings that the U.S. could run out of money by July, Scott Bessent insisted the country will not default on its debts during a hearing on Tuesday.

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Trump to shift consumer watchdog pick to senior Treasury role

U.S. President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Jonathan McKernan, has instead been ...

US debt: The rest of the world's bargaining tool against Donald Trump

One-third of the US debt is held outside of the United States. This is significant enough that the Japanese finance minister ...

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US, China Trade Talks—What Has Been Agreed to So Far – The Epoch Times

Photo: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, left, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent take part in a press ...

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United States and China agree to temporarily suspend or cut most tariffs for 90 days

The two most important pieces to the global trade war puzzle may finally be coming together to prevent an attempted ...

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Treasury's Bessent says US should be 'premier destination' for digital assets

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before the House Financial Services Committee and discussed regulatory frameworks ...

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US Secretary of the Treasury due in Buenos Aires next week

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott K.H. Bessent will arrive ... the relationship between the United States and Argentina is stronger than ever. I look forward to our positive discussions about ...

US and China advance tariff talks, says Treasury Secretary Bessent

U.S. negotiators said Sunday that "substantial progress" was made and "perhaps the differences weren't so large" after two ...

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Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse addresses Treasury’s Bessent and calls for clear crypto and stablecoin regulation

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse urges U.S. lawmakers to pass clear crypto and stablecoin regulations after the Senate fails to ...

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