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Scott Bessent: “We've seen the interest rates come down this year. And the…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Much, much better for our economy. And as a result, interest rates have been able to come down consistently. Yes, We've seen the interest rates come down this year. And the 10 year US treasury had its best year since 2020. when the bond markets and our G7 colleagues actually had rate hikes. We had rate decreases. Only have 10 seconds at the end of the day. (15:41–15:51)

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Asserts that interest rates have decreased this year and the 10-year US Treasury had its best year since 2020.

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