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  "title": "Treasury Secretary Bessent talks to CNBC as Trump administration faces affordability concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/treasury-secretary-bessent-talks-to-cnbc-as-trump-administration-8912038",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T11:05:14.000Z",
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    "name": "CNBC World",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/21/treasury-bessent-cnbc-squawk-trump-bond-affordabilty.html"
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  "summary": "Bessent met over the weekend with his Chinese counterpart, He Lifeng, ahead of a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump.",
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        "title": "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent champions dollar dominance across global markets and stablecoins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-champions-dollar-dominance-across",
        "published": "2026-09-21T12:44:33.000Z"
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