Tag: Scott Bessent
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Oil prices head for second weekly rise as U.S. vows to turn up economic pressure on Iran
Oil prices eased Friday but remained on track for a second straight weekly gain as hopes of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz faded to near-zero.
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Longer-dated Treasury yields rise as Bessent’s bond buyback rally fizzles out
Concerns over the Treasury Department’s debt repurchase program continue to weigh on markets.
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CNBC Daily Open: The ‘Bessent Bid’ wares off
In a CNBC exclusive, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he could expand a bond buyback plan, but yields march higher despite the extraordinary action.
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Bessent’s efforts in the Treasury market so far haven’t worked. Here’s what else he can try
Market experts showed skepticism at whether the push would succeed against a bevy of factors working against Treasurys.
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Warsh faces Fed independence test as Bessent moves in on central bank’s turf
Bessent’s effort to tamp down long-term Treasury yields could force Warsh to clarify how far the Fed should go in coordinating on bonds and the balance sheet.
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How higher bond yields can prove a stumbling block for the stock market
Bond yields were higher Thursday, erasing Wednesday’s rally resulting from a Treasury Department change in its buyback policy.
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Increased US sanctions on Iran make large-scale war less likely: Bessent
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States will impose “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran and urged China to cooperate with Washington.
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Scott Bessent urges US partners to back plans to ‘squash’ Iran economy
The US Treasury secretary says allies will need to decide whether they “are with us or against us”.
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Bessent says U.S. likely won’t restart large-scale Iran combat as it steps up economic pressure
Bessent and President Donald Trump unveiled the economic operation nearly six months into the Iran war, which continues without a clear end in sight.
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Bessent says Treasury buyback operation could be more than $4 billion
Bessent said his department is going “make a market” in the longer-dated securities where yields have been surging lately.
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