Treasury

5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 4, 2023 by David Friedberg · across every show →

Everything said about Treasury, oldest first

Aug 4, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: US Treasury expects $2 trillion in net borrowing over two quarters
“Treasury currently expects privately held net borrowing of 1.007 trillion dollars in this quarter with an assumed end of September cash balance of six 50. And then they said, we expect another eight hundred and fifty two billion dollars of borrowing next quart…”
David Friedberg Aug 4, 2023 ▶ 51:29 E140: LK-99, Sclerotic establishments, Fitch downgrades US debt, Trump indicted... again
Mar 19, 2025
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Bessent: Sanctions forced Iran to give Houthis oil tankers instead of cash
“Previous to my getting here treasury had disrupted the ecosystem so much that the Iranians used to hand them cash. Now they're just handing them here, take, take this oil tanker and try to sell it.”
Scott Bessent Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 1:01:10 The Shocking Truth About DC Spending & Corruption - Scott Bessent
Mar 19, 2025
Disclosure
Bessent: National security tasks consume 40% to 50% of Treasury Secretary schedule
“That I would say, 40, 50% of my day Treasury does a lot of national security work.”
Scott Bessent Mar 19, 2025 ▶ 1:00:12 The Shocking Truth About DC Spending & Corruption - Scott Bessent
Mar 22, 2025 negative
Assertion Supported
Bessent: Yellen's Treasury shortened debt duration to suppress interest rates
“Yeah, look, I thought that it, that when rates were low, you're supposed to turn out rates. Exactly. And instead, the Treasury for the past few years has pulled rates in, and I think part of that was to keep rates lower, that they changed the issuance schedule…”
Scott Bessent Mar 22, 2025 ▶ 1:01:47 White House BTS, Google buys Wiz, Treasury vs Fed, Space Rescue
Jul 23, 2025 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Bessent: Treasury recorded its first June surplus since 2015
“June was the first positive June for the Treasury since 2015. We actually had a surplus.”
Scott Bessent Jul 23, 2025 ▶ 1:15 Winning the AI Race Part 4: Scott Bessent, Howard Lutnick, Chris Wright, and Doug Burgum
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