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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration would try to plan to lower the federal budget deficit through Congress by the end of this year if Democrats are able to flip either chambers in the November midterm elections

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Bloomberg News center
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration would try to plan to lower the federal budget deficit through Congress by the end of this year if Democrats are able to flip either chambers in the November midterm elections
MarketWatch
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has never been accused of being a wallflower, but speaking in front of Southern Methodist University’s business school on Tuesday night he made perhaps the most strident comment of his governmental career.
Bloomberg center
Market participants will find out Wednesday how far Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is initially willing to go to restrain US bond yields via an expanded buyback program. The Treasury Department is expected to announce the size of the next day’s operation to repurchase outstanding 10-year to 20-year securities. Ven Ram of Bloomberg MLIV has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
CNBC left
Bessent bond plan details to be revealed as Treasury secretary warns FX traders he's 'the house now'