Bessent Faces G20 Credibility Test | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 8/31/2026
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s interventionist summer has already led to pushback and questions about his credibility in financial markets. Now he faces a test with global peers. Ahead of the meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday, Bessent has vowed to return the conversation among the world’s top economic policymakers to the core subject of boosting growth. Shawn Donnan, Bloomberg Senior Economics Writer talks about the latest from the G20. Ed Ludlow, Bloomberg Tech Co-Host also discussed his interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Then, Brian Quintenz, KalshiEx Board Member and Fmr. CFTC Commissioner joined to discuss recent enforcement actions from the prediction market platform. Finally, Ryan Gould, Bloomberg News Deals Reporter discussed the latest on his reporting about how KKR has spent the past five years leveraging limited airport space to the advantage of Atlantic. Chapters 00:00:00 Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 00:02:03 Market
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