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US Treasury Secretary Says Tariffs Won’t Be Dropped on Canada After It Slashed Levies on ...

The Epoch Times 06 Feb 2026
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington will not reduce tariffs on Canada after Ottawa reduced tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) ... ....
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US Treasury Secretary defends stablecoins to boost dollar power

International Business Times 06 Feb 2026
The US Treasury is betting that stablecoins backed by government securities can strengthen the global role of the dollar, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defending new legislation on digital assets before Congress.
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US treasury secretary declines to rule out future Federal Reserve lawsuits

Al Jazeera 05 Feb 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has faced questions from the United States Senate about President Donald Trump’s ongoing campaign to slash interest rates, despite concerns that such a move could turbo-charge inflation.
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China Digital Currency Rumors: US Treasury Secretary Reveals Shocking Non-Yuan Asset Development

Bitcoin World 05 Feb 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has ignited global financial discussions by revealing persistent rumors that China is developing a digital asset not pegged to its national currency, the yuan.
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Bitcoin Bailout Blocked: US Treasury Secretary Confirms No Authority for Cryptocurrency Intervention

Bitcoin World 04 Feb 2026
Treasury Secretary Bessent has confirmed the department possesses no legal authority to execute a Bitcoin bailout ... Treasury Secretary Bessent’s ... Treasury Secretary say about a Bitcoin bailout?.
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CBDC Plans Definitively Shelved: US Treasury Secretary Confirms No Digital Dollar Development

Bitcoin World 04 Feb 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared the administration has no plans to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC) ... US Treasury Halts CBDC Development Plans ... Why is the US Treasury against developing a CBDC?.
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'Very disappointing': US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Europe put EU-India FTA ahead of the ...

Zeenews 29 Jan 2026
Scott Bessent said Europe priortiesed its trade deal with India over Ukrainian people. He also said EU were unwilling to join us vis a vis tariffs ... .
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US Treasury Secretary reiterates claim that Europe is 'funding the war against itself'

Times of Oman 29 Jan 2026
Washington, DC. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticised Europe's handling of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, accusing European nations of weakening ....
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Very disappointed: US Treasury Secretary on India-EU trade deal

Business Line 29 Jan 2026
Bessent was responding to a question on ...
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