GEOPOLITICS | Bessent Faces G20 Credibility Test After Interventionist Summer

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing pushback over his interventionist summer and questions about his credibility in financial markets, according to Bloomberg. Ahead of the Group of 20 finance ministers meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday, Bessent has said he wants to refocus talks among top economic policymakers on boosting growth. The article says the challenge is that this year’s biggest threats to global growth have included high energy prices and other consequences of US President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, along with the impact of US tariffs and a new trade war against Canada.