Scott Bessent: “Core inflation is low. Consumer confidence is strong. We have the highest consumer confidence — it came out today — in…”

The Harvard Square inflationista is offering a statistical sleight of hand, not a serious assessment of today’s U.S. economy.

Our message is clear: the Trump administration will identify and disrupt any cartel actor who threatens our security or the integrity of our financial system.

Unequivocally no cuts in Social Security," he said. "The Trump accounts are a supplement, not a substitute… if they have maintained their Trump accounts into retirement age, then they will also have a substantial nest egg that they can…

I am the house now, so when we intervene with the Japanese yen, I have pretty good insight into what the Japanese, what the Bank of Japan is going to do, what Japanese policymakers are going to do.