The U.S. and China have reportedly set up an AI dialogue hotline, but Treasury Secretary Bessent publicly described the technical details as ‘BS’, highlighting that the two sides remain far apart on AI issues.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent has publicly addressed bond market turbulence on multiple occasions in recent weeks, attempting to cool surging long-end Treasury yields, but markets have responded coolly. The 10-year Treasury yield remains near key psychological levels, reflecting deep investor anxiety over federal fiscal deficits, the path of monetary policy, and inflation stickiness.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s intervention in yen exchange rates has sent shockwaves through global financial markets, signaling what the Financial Times calls a new era of US ‘currency activism’ that breaks decades of non-intervention precedent.