Bessent said his policy priority will be to deliver on Trump’s various tax-cut pledges

Wall Street Journal (gated) with the report :

• In his first interview following his selection, Bessent said his policy priority will be to deliver on Trump’s various tax-cut pledges
• making his first-term cuts permanent
• eliminating taxes on tips, social-security benefits and overtime pay
• enacting tariffs and cutting spending will also be a focus
• as will be “maintaining the status of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency.”

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.