Scott Bessent
Geopolitics
US proposes AI incident hotline with China before Trump meets Xi
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pitched the national security framework to Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York ahead of a final decision by the two presidents in Washington on 24 September.
Geopolitics
US Treasury chief declares economic war on Iran with record sanctions
There is a particular audacity in reaching for a military metaphor to describe a spreadsheet. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent chose exactly that when he wrote for the Financial Times.