Treasury Sec. Bessent: ‘There are no guarantees’ that there won’t be a recession

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  Bessent says 'there are no guarantees' when it comes to recession

  Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that “there are no guarantees” when it comes to a recession. “Mr. Secretary, can you guarantee the American people here and now that there ...
  
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• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent "not concerned" about market volatility

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  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he's 'not at all' worried amid stock market sell-off

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• Treasury Secretary Bessent says a 'detox' period for the economy does not have to be a recession

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• Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House is heading off a 'guaranteed' financial crisis

  Bessent believes market pullbacks are benign, and Trump's pro-business policies will boost the economy in the long run.
  
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• ‘Corrections are healthy,’ Bessent says, dismissing market worries after a dismal week

  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that he’s not worried about a market downturn, despite a miserable stretch for Wall Street.
  
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