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  "id": 2137209,
  "title": "Bessent becomes most interventionist U.S. Treasury chief in decades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bessent-becomes-most-interventionist-u-s-treasury-chief-in-decades",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:21:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Financial Post",
    "slug": "financial-post",
    "url": "https://financialpost.com/news/economy/bessent-interventionist-treasury-chief-decades"
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  "summary": "Bessent puts his credibility on the line in an effort to quell a potentially damaging rise in U.S. borrowing costs",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}