Bessent on Fox and Friends: "We're doing bespoke deals."

[senseandsensibility]

This is how he is describing the deals trump is making on tariffs. In case you're not familiar, bespoke means "custom" roughly, and is often used in the clothing industry to refer to specially made men's suits, for example.

Bespoke suits are available for a price if you don't want to buy off the rack. Kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it?

[Aviation Pro]

1. As in Bespoke Tranche Opportunities

You think you can fool us with the 2008 finance language, fucko?

[elleng]

2. 'made for a particular customer or user.'

[senseandsensibility]

3. But they have to pay

Who's getting the money? As usual, no transparency.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Any "trade deals" he announces this year will be letters of intent, memos of understanding. Not deals.

As worthless as his big FoxConn announcement in 2017.

[allegorical oracle]

5. Bessent said something else yesterday that made my brain buzz -- it was to the effect of

how this administration is practicing "strategic unpredictability." Couldn't tell if he was making an insider finance joke, or taking a sardonic jab at djt.

[Irish_Dem]

28. Is he just covering up for Ttump's idiocy or is it a real strategy?

A economic strategy of chaos and uncertainly to make people afraid and compliant?

[sop]

6. "Bespoke" and "curated" are a couple of overused, meaningless words I'm seeing more of these days,

typically used by advertisers to drive up the price of something.

[canetoad]

22. And "granular"

Drives me mad.

[yorkster]

33. I almost wrote the same thing yesterday

I've been seeing/hearing those 2 words
very frequently over the last two years or so. Don't know if they are Britishisms that
"traveled" or what, but they do have that unmistakable air of pomposity.
Quite befitting in the case of Mr. Bessent, (she said pompously).

[hatrack]

7. "Bespoke"? Who the fuck do you think you are, the Duke of Argyll?

[Starbeach]

8. Translation: Whatever

Thanks for clarifying that, Scott.

[Irish_Dem]

32. In other words the extortion will be unique to each country.

Trump will steal whatever they have of value.

[Tarzanrock]

9. Just how bad does the economy have to get before ...

the Turd Administration has to kick this incompetent, lying fuck to the curb and then blame him for the Turd's failed economic policies?

[lame54]

10. You're gonna hate the price you pay. I guarantee it

[DenaliDemocrat]

11. Bespoke historically refers to clothing

Not trade deals. lol.

[sop]

12. When I hear "bespoke" I think of London's Savile Row and hand-made suits.

[senseandsensibility]

14. I literally said that in my OP

[Norrrm]

13. 'side deal' might be another term.

[senseandsensibility]

15. Great minds think alike

Lots of "opportunity" here for certain countries I think.

[Norrrm]

16. And certain politicians, companies, and individuals.

[RJ-MacReady]

17. in reality

Not one country had reached out.

[senseandsensibility]

20. There's no transparency

and everything changes from minute to minute, so you may be right.

[RJ-MacReady]

21. This is how they work

Throw out outlandish nonsense that can't quite be verified. If any such deals were imminent you can be damn sure they would be waving and screaming about them all day in front of every outlet.

[IcyPeas]

18. Common word in the UK for one of a kind fashion, interior design, etc.

It's one of those words that you see/read all the time in British media. I've rarely seen it used in the US.

There was a spinning/cycling class company in downtown Los Angeles called Bespoke. A play on the word spoke... get it?

BESPOKE Cycling Studio

https://g.co/kgs/dLncisB

[senseandsensibility]

19. I actually first "heard" the word in subtitles

for a Korean drama (I'm addicted to those) where the character was a tailor who made custom suits. The word was translated in the subtitles as bespoke, and since I love fashion and drama I was in hog heaven!

[GoodRaisin]

23. In this case, it's another word for bullshit.

Trying to gaslight his way through questions about Krasnov’s pack of tariff lies.

[maxrandb]

24. Beclowned people bespoke things

[wyn borkins]

25. Most-Charming Phrasing That Fits (them) Perfectly (n/t)

[C_U_L8R]

26. Bespoke. Like the emperor's new clothes.

We know this tale.

[Onthefly]

27. He spins so much I'm Dizzy.

He is on Faux several times a day babbling. It is amazing that he rose to managing major investment funds with a BA in political science. He comes across a junk care salesman who will charge you 39% interest for the amazing car. He does this with a smile.

[Emile]

29. Surprised he isn't saying this market action is normal.

[no_hypocrisy]

30. $50 vocabulary word for "imagined".

[Irish_Dem]

31. The British use this term to describe custom made clothing by the couture houses.

The Royal Family wears bespoke outfits.