Trump’s Economic Advisers Are Suddenly Trying to Act Normal

Economy / After global panic over the president’s trade proposals, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is downplaying his boss’s bluster. Chris Lehmann After weeks of world-historical drift and chaos, the Trump economic team has a new de facto motto: The reassurances will continue until the investors are distracted. For now, a coordinated effort to de-escalate brewing global trade wars has settled the mood on Wall Street, which, after being on...