Scott Bessent, hedge fund billionaire, is Trump's treasury secretary
Scott Bessent will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund ...
Bessent defends tariffs in part by saying dollar will gain, but there's skepticism over that
When asked to defend Trump's tariff plans, Bessent said in part that the U.S. dollar could appreciate by 4% in response to a ...
Bessent: Carbon tariffs could be part of an overall tariff program
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, told U.S. senators on Thursday he is ...
Bessent: China Will Cut Prices In Response To Tariffs So They Can Continue To "Export Their Way Out Of Economic Malaise"
Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden, during his confirmation hearing to serve as Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, he believes ...
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary
Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key ...
Japan to cooperate with Bessent on forex, other issues
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent will cooperate on issues including forex, ...
Trump wants a universal tariff rate 'much bigger' than 2.5%
President Donald Trump has once again ramped up his tariff rhetoric, with traders now expecting potentially harsher tariffs ...
Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump’s tax cuts
The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary.
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation to become Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the ...
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.
Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
Britain's Labour government will back plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport, finance minister Rachel Reeves ...
Trump's orbit is trying to calm markets on tariffs — even if Trump has a different approach
New mixed messages this week about President Donald Trump's implementation of tariffs are flummoxing markets and businesses ...