Keep pulling the thread on Scott Bessent.
In October, the United States' international trade deficit declined by 39% month-over-month, reaching its lowest level since 2009.
Since President Trump took office, U.S. inflation-adjusted goods output has grown at an annual rate exceeding 9%, the strongest non-pandemic expansion in over a decade.
The Trump administration is imposing a 10% tariff on eight countries that sent troops to Greenland.
The United Kingdom plans to turn over the military base on Diego Garcia, which it previously shared with the U.S., to Mauritius.
The Trump administration's official policy is that Greenland should become part of the United States.
The European Union continues to finance Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing inexpensive Russian oil, four years into the conflict.
Scott Bessent claims European purchases of Russian oil, facilitated by projects like Nord Stream 2, provided Vladimir Putin with the financial resources to invade Ukraine.
In October, United States exports increased by nearly 3% to an all-time high.
In October, United States imports declined by 3%, reaching their lowest level since early 2024.
Finance ministers from the G7, India, South Korea, Mexico, and Australia met at the U.S. Treasury to discuss diversifying critical mineral supply chains.
Scott Bessent believes Switzerland's economy would suffer from 'economic sclerosis' if it were to adopt the European Union's policies of administration and bureaucracy.
Between four and six Federal Reserve governors and bank presidents out of a total of 19 have resigned due to ethical lapses during Jerome Powell's tenure as Chairman.