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

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

  Mnuchin, who served under Trump in the Republican's first term in office, said does not see signs of an imminent slowdown for the U.S. economy.
  
  CNBC - 7h
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  Former Treasury secretary on Trump's tariffs: 'People are overreacting a bit'

  Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin believes that the economy is not in trouble and that people are overreacting to the new administration's policy changes.
  
  The Hill - 1h

• 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

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

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  CBS News - 22h

• 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’

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  Inc. - 5d

• Trump economic team’s effort to calm recession fears falls flat

  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 - 3h
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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.
  
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