The week’s financial headlines featured a dispute between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Senator Elizabeth Warren over the Trump administration’s intervention to support the Japanese yen, alongside warnings from Suze Orman about household financial vulnerability. Technical analyst Francis Hunt said the bond market’s recent downturn marked the end of a 40-year debt bull market and a shift away from the easy-money era that began in the early 1980s. The roundup also covered Kent Smetters’ view that President Donald Trump and Bessent’s growth-focused strategy cannot by itself resolve fiscal challenges as U.S. debt surpasses $40 trillion. More than half of U.S. workers reportedly lack enough cash to cover a $500 emergency expense, while some workers say salaries have stalled between $65,000 and $85,000 despite rising living costs. The content was partially produced with AI tools and reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.