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Bessent disparages IMF, World Bank forecasts, says US will quickly cycle through higher prices

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pressing Congress to quickly pass the bipartisan CLARITY Act, a major crypto market structure bill that would create clear federal rules for digital assets. He warned that regulatory uncertainty is pushing innovation overseas and could weaken the United States’ leadership in the fast-growing crypto space, stressing that lawmakers must

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Beijing has a choice on whether or not to be a dependable partner with the rest of the world. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on April 23. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Financial disclosure forms show hundreds of millions of assets including property in the Bahamas and investments in Bitcoin and bets against China’s currency. Scott Bessent, center, is