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Matt Peterson

ARTICLES BY MATT PETERSON

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. (File Photo: Reuters)

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Trump’s Fed chair pick puts Bessent in the crosshairs. What he has to lose.

5 min read . 24 Dec 2025

President Donald Trump is expected to travel to South Korea in late October, where a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping had been under discussion.. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

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China puts Trump in a corner. Every way out hurts.

4 min read . 11 Oct 2025

Trump nominated Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, for a short-term seat on the Fed’s board of governors. (Photo: Bloomberg)

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The MAGA takeover of the Fed begins now

3 min read . 08 Aug 2025

Musk’s new party could even spend its way into a few congressional seats.

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Musk won’t be a political kingmaker. Why Trump is still worried.

5 min read . 09 Jul 2025

A poster of Operation Midnight Hammer is displayed during a briefing at the Pentagon, after the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities, during the Israel-Iran conflict. (Photo: Reuters TV/U.S. Department of Defense/Handout)

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Where the Iran war goes from here. Three scenarios for oil and stocks.

4 min read . 23 Jun 2025

Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran.(AP Photo)

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Israel goes to war without Trump. The US may be drawn in anyway

3 min read . 13 Jun 2025

Tesla CEO Elon Musk urged his followers on X to ”KILL the BILL.”. Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

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Why even Elon Musk can’t kill the deficit-busting tax bill

5 min read . 05 Jun 2025

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading sensitive China negotiations for the U.S. (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump administration’s new ‘Big Star’ could make all the difference for markets

5 min read . 17 May 2025

US President Donald Trump. Photo: AP

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Trump’s agenda faces a reality check. The volatility isn’t over.

4 min read . 28 Apr 2025

Tariff turmoil shakes bond market, raises fears of crisis, trust in U.S. financial system wanes.

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The US came close to financial disaster this week—and could come close again

6 min read . 11 Apr 2025

President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. will impose an additional 50% tariff on China in response to its retaliation.

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Market is overreacting, White House says. That depends on how tariffs evolve.

3 min read . 08 Apr 2025

President Donald Trump claimed that the “stock market’s continued success is contingent on MAGA winning the next election.”

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Trump turns his back on the markets. It could break MAGA.

7 min read . 14 Mar 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump are expected to sign a minerals deal in Washington on Feb. 28. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File) (AP)

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Trump’s world vision would reshape global economy. Ukraine is his first step.

6 min read . 28 Feb 2025