Scott Bessent

It is not yet clear if a deal can be negotiated by Jan 10, says the US Treasury Secretary

Investors stand to gain from businesses with reliable cash flow, high returns on equity and regular dividends

USTR’s Greer says US, China to ‘operationalise’ work on tariff cuts for non-strategic goods

The US Treasury Secretary has said the strait ‘will be like a worthless piece of water’ in two years

Trump and Xi Jinping would continue discussions next week on Iran 

Surging crude prices have raised concern about inflationary pressures in the countdown to the US Fed decision

Despite the Treasury secretary’s intervention in the yen, US bond yields are climbing higher and higher

Traders remain underwhelmed with the size of Bessent’s amped-up buyback operation

Consensus view points to a conventional 25 bps increase to 1.25% next week; central bank has to convince markets it is not behind the curve on inflation