Kevin Hassett appeared to deflect questions on how the new tariff will benefit America despite the U.S. having a trade surplus with the South American country.

Pressed by Karl about Trump’s recent criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Hassett echoed the White House’s criticism of recent cost overruns in the renovation of the Fed’s Washington, D.C ...

Trump expressed his anger in a letter to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro for his role in an alleged coup to overturn his 2022 reelection loss was ...

Kevin Hassett, a top economic advisor to President Trump, was out defending the administration's threat of a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil. The U.S. has a trade surplus with Brazil, in ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 50% tariff against Brazil, the United States’ second-largest trading partner, saying the move ...

The closer one looks at the White House's efforts to derail a foreign criminal case against Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, the ...

The Bernanke digression is useful as a way of vivifying Bagehot’s words. Bernanke wasn’t going to let political affiliation get in the way of the ultimate prize for economists, Chairman of the Federal ...

HASSETT: Well, bottom line is the president has been very frustrated with negotiations with Brazil and also with the actions of Brazil. In the end, though, you know, we're trying to put America first.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the most recent GDP data, his ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is frustrated with the progress of trade talks with India and believes his recently announced 25% ...

Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser for the White House, is downplaying reports of better-than-expected trade data from China. Customs data from China on Monday claimed that the country exported ...

Kevin Hassett, Trump’s longest-serving economic adviser, is a leading contender to become the next Federal Reserve chairman, a position with significant influence over interest rates and the U.S ...