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The entire architecture of what Bessent has branded “Operation Economic Outcast” rests on a single assumption — that Iran and its trading partners need the U.S. dollar.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to impose matching tariffs on U.S. goods, potentially targeting steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, paper and electronics
“The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don’t expect to [be] doing much business with Ontario any longer,” Trump said on social media Tuesday morning.
The original 2023 lawsuit alleged that Meta deliberately encouraged children to remain engaged with its platforms while downplaying potential risks.
The Operation is an aggressive financial offensive to cut Iran's economic connections with the world.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sanctions against more than 60 Iran-linked targets while expanding the potential reach of secondary sanctions.
The measures also restrict companies involved in importing industrial equipment and automotive parts.
His comments followed Trump’s warning that countries providing economic support to Tehran could face severe U.S. penalties.
Bessent said the department intends to “make a market” in longer-term securities, where yields have recently climbed sharply.
Trump also signaled possible regulatory attention toward Hyperliquid, a decentralized trading platform
On paper, the intentions look sound. The reality is something far more dangerous under a veil of perceived goodwill.
In this way of thinking, the free market, by failing to provide enough gold, will cause money supply shortages. This, in turn, runs the risk of destabilizing the economy.
The instinct to treat each headline release as proof of a broader technological ascent is understandable.
Whatever the reason, Murray Rothbard points out that policies enacted as consumer protections instead protect incumbents by determining who may enter a market and how firms may operate.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will oversee the expanded program, which will focus on debt maturing in 10 to 20 years and 20 to 30 years.
Trump announced Tuesday that the tariffs, initially scheduled to begin Wednesday, would instead be delayed until August 21
