Scott Bessent asserts 'the US is never going to default' on its debt

Concerns on Wall Street grow

Linus Uhlig
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US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has insisted that the world’s largest economy will “never” default on its debt as he sought to quell concerns about the state of the country’s public finances.

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