Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says 'people are overreacting a bit' to Trump's policies

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  Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says 'people are overreacting a bit' to Trump's policies

  Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday he believes “people are overreacting a bit” to the policy changes from the current Trump administration.
  
  NBC News - 28m

• Treasury Secretary Bessent says economy could be 'starting to roll a little bit'

  President Trump's Treasury secretary discussed the U.S. economy and tariffs on "Squawk Box."
  
  CNBC - 5d

• Trump says economy is in ‘transition.’ Could this go as badly as ‘transitory’ inflation?

  Calling bad news a temporary phenomenon didn’t work out well for Biden and it won’t for Trump, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said.
  
  MarketWatch - 2h

• Commerce secretary says Trump's policies are "worth it" even if they lead to recession

  President Trump backed off doubling Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs after Ontario suspended a 25% electricity surcharge on several U.S. states. Nancy Cordes talked to Commerce Secretary Howard ...
  
  CBS News - 18h

• Energy Secretary Chris Wright vows to reverse Biden climate policies, says renewables can't replace natural gas

  "The Trump administration will end the Biden administration's irrational, quasi-religious policies," Wright said at the CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference.
  
  CNBC - 2d
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  Treasury’s Bessent Defends Tariffs, Warns of a Coming ‘Detox Period’

  The Treasury Secretary says that “access to cheap goods isn’t the essence of the American Dream.” But being profitable to grow and sustain a business is.
  
  Inc. - 4d
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  What the world needs now is more fossil fuels, says Trump’s energy secretary

  Chris Wright signals abandonment of Biden’s ‘irrational, quasi-religious’ climate policies at industry conference . The world needs more planet-heating fossil fuel, not less, Donald Trump ’s newly ...
  
  The Guardian - 2d
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  Labour councillor guilty of indecent exposure should quit, says health secretary

  The health secretary calls for his former aide to resign after the aide admitted indecent exposure.
  
  BBC News - 3h

• US energy secretary criticises climate policy for damaging UK economy

  Chris Wright says ‘once mighty’ British steel and chemicals industries have been displaced to Asia
  
  Financial Times - 2d

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• Canada to impose 25% retaliatory tariffs on $21 billion worth of U.S. goods

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  CNBC - 2h

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  The U.S. debt and deficit problem worsened during President Donald Trump's first month in office.
  
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• Ray Dalio warns that mounting U.S. debt problems could lead to ‘shocking developments'

  Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio on Wednesday warned that a "very severe" supply-demand problem regarding U.S. debt could lead to shocking developments.
  
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• Google's DeepMind says it will use AI models to power physical robots

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• Intel’s stock is climbing. Here’s the latest hope for a rescue.

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