{
  "id": 7645963,
  "title": "Bessent defends Trump economic policies, reveals plans to meet Chinese official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/bessent-defends-trump-economic-policies-reveals-plans-to-meet-chinese",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T22:38:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1533707/bessent-defends-trump-economic-policies-reveals-plans-meet-chinese"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended various economic policies from the Trump administration during a hearing on Tuesday, including currency and bond market interventions, AI safety, and plans to meet with his Chinese counterpart. The hearing, nominally focused on international finance system reforms, saw Bessent address lawmakers' questions on financial markets, the economy, and the administration's measures against Iran. Protesters called for an end to sanctions on Iran and the war, which forced Bessent to pause and restart his opening statement. Bessent attributed rising bond yields to global issues, such as higher oil prices and expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike, and defended the Treasury's bond buybacks, stating they kept yields from rising further and underscored US credibility. He also highlighted the success of US bond market performance under Trump, attributing it to the administration's policies and the Trump administration's stronger yen, which benefits American exports.",
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    "outlets": 4,
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Bessent defends Trump economic policies, reveals plans to meet Chinese official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/bessent-defends-trump-economic-policies-reveals-plans-to-meet-chinese-7659225",
        "published": "2026-09-15T21:56:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Top Chinese official leads 87-member committee for Tung Chee-hwa state funeral",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/top-chinese-official-leads-87-member-committee-for-tung-chee-hwa",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:00:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/trump-administration-plans-to-send-powerful-bombs-to-israel-in-2-8",
        "published": "2026-09-15T23:35:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}