Bessent tells the FT that struggling China wants ‘to pull everybody else down with them’

Bessent tells the FT that struggling China wants ‘to pull everybody else down with them’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national security issues, in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2025. Violeta Santos Moura | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused China of trying to weaken the global economy by slapping export controls on resources vital for technology….

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French PM suspends Macron’s flagship pension reform

French PM suspends Macron’s flagship pension reform

France’s Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu addresses general political remarks to members of Parliament, at the French National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament, in Paris, on October 14, 2025. Thomas Samson | Afp | Getty Images French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Tuesday suspended a landmark 2023 pension reform until after the 2027 presidential election,…

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