In a recent speech, Scott Bessent threw more cold water on a Trump campaign promise to lower the cost of living.

Cheap TVs, toys, and electronics are all that's left of the American dream in an increasingly unaffordable economy — and they ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claims the American dream isn't 'let them eat flat-screens' or 'cheap baubles from China' ...

and energy—goods made cheaper and more plentiful by international trade. Produce and clothing from Latin America, lumber and energy from Canada, footwear and electronics from Asia, wine and ...

Chinese exports have surged to Turkey and Gulf states since the US slapped tariffs on China, posing a threat to manufacturing ...

But with the president now waging a high-stakes tariff campaign, his Treasury secretary tells Americans cheap goods are “not the essence of the American Dream.” But there's one element of that ...