KEY POINTS

  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of the White House’s position on tariffs, insisting that, “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream.”
  • In a speech delivered to a crowd of leading economists, Bessent indicated that Trump is willing to take strong measures to achieve his trade goals.
  • Earlier in the day, Commerce Department data underscored how far the U.S. has fallen behind its global trading partners. The imbalance swelled to a record $131.4 billion in January.
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    8 days ago

    Yeah. For them the American dream is about the access to cheap labor.