Scott Bessent

The interests of the two countries are ‘deeply intertwined,’ the Chinese president emphasized during a meeting with the Republican magnate at the White House

The Treasury is seeking unconventional ways to contain rising interest rates, with consequences for both Wall Street and ordinary Americans, as markets await Friday’s Jackson Hole gathering

Preston Harp embraces the Ortega-Murillo regime, posts AI-created photos of himself dressed as a Nicaraguan police officer and writes pro-official slogans: ‘¡Viva el Frente Sandinista!’

Gross federal debt now amounts to 124% of GDP, as the 30-year Treasury yield trades at its highest level in two decades

A group of congressmembers has sent a letter to senior US officials expressing ‘grave concern about the brazen interference’ in another country’s presidential election. The letter also underscores Espriella’s ties to a paramilitary group and questions the origin of his properties in Florida

White House sources say the draft memorandum, still pending Trump’s approval, would extend the truce for 60 days and would reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Senior Treasury officials are weighing up prototypes featuring the Republican’s portrait despite the law banning it. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s director has been removed after opposing the plan

An association is collecting signatures for an independence referendum in the country’s conservative stronghold

The US president has temporarily lifted sanctions on Russia, released 40% of America’s oil reserves, and changed maritime laws

The footwear in question are Oxfords, and the president is constantly giving them away to his inner circle

Investors have indeed begun to reduce their exposure to the US on their own initiative

The World Economic Forum celebrates its traditional annual meeting, marked by the transatlantic crisis and the assault on free trade and international institutions

Kevin Hassett, the US president’s chief economic adviser, is the most likely candidate. Fund managers fear political interference at the Fed

The Treasury Department is urging money transfer companies to increase their oversight of international transfers, while the Mexican government denies they are a channel for illicit activity

The Treasury Secretary is targeting individuals it accuses of having ties to the Tren de Aragua criminal gang, including the singer Rosita

A Yale University study reveals that duties are the highest they have been since the start of World War II, despite recent cuts

An EL PAÍS exclusive reveals the hidden figure that symbolizes the failure of the world’s largest producer to accurately measure its own production

Economic instability deepens and demand for dollars grows, five days before key legislative midterm elections

Javier Milei’s government has spent about $2.5 billion in just over two weeks to prop up the peso

With interest rates soaring and reserves in the red, Argentina’s far-right president is finding it increasingly difficult to keep his fiscal adjustment afloat. He is hoping a recent pledge from the White House will save him from the abyss

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns ‘speculators’ that Trump ‘has given President Milei a rare endorsement of a foreign official’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he is negotiating an economic bailout for Javier Milei amid market pressure against the far-right leader’s plan

Retroactive penalties can exceed $1 million if people have been in the United States for a long time. Critics argue the strategy is more akin to intimidation than justice

The president is applying the same strategy of threats and blackmail with major corporations as he did during the trade war

With his replacement, and that of the Fed governor whose resignation paves the way for Powell’s succession, the US president could consolidate his economic agenda for the remainder of his term