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What Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said at the Milken event (and how his critics responded)
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's opening talk at the Milken conference will set the tone of the power-packed event
The biggest names in business will be hanging on the Treasury Secretary's every word.
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Treasury’s Bessent: Private credit surge underscores need for bank deregulation
The growth of private credit tells me that the regulated banking system has been too tightly constrained,” Scott Bessent said ...
Bessent Pitches Skittish Investors to Bet on Trump’s Economic Plan
The Treasury secretary urged executives and entrepreneurs to look beyond the Trump administration’s trade agenda.
Treasury Secretary Bessent sells tariffs rhetoric to Wall Street by talking up deregulation and tax cuts
At the Milken conference, Scott Bessent emphasized how tariffs, tax cuts, and deregulation will solidify America as 'the home ...
Tariff fears loom large at Milken as executives try to stay calm
Wall Street chief executives and dealmakers sought to strike a calm tone at a high-profile investor gathering in Beverly ...
Bessent: Some Trade Deals Might Come as Soon as This Week
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC Monday that some trade deals might come as soon as this week, with the Trump ...
Citadel’s Ken Griffin faces MAGA attack at Milken Institute shindig: ‘Nationalists versus globalists’
Griffin has repeatedly irked Trump World with his consistent public criticism of the president’s trade and immigration ...
Jill Biden, Tony Blair, Scott Bessent, Mehmet Oz at Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills
This conference is where the world comes to connect ideas with capital, science with policy, and vision with action,” said ...