Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday signaled that the White House wants Trump's tax cut package from 2017 to be ...

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got ...

In the preceding weeks, the Trump administration took significant steps to strengthen the U.S. economy with sweeping policy ...

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent got support even from two Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Democratic critics raged against Bessent’s ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump is not asking the Federal Reserve to lower its short-term interest rates, ...

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...

Wall Street investor Scott Bessent was confirmed as the next Treasury secretary by the Senate on Monday. Bessent is a wealthy ...

Trump Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent once worked with George Soros, placing trades that bet against the pound, profiting more than $1 billion when the pound fell in value.

Scott Bessent’s sitdown today at 10:30 a.m. ET with the Senate is set to be far from the spotlight during this week of dramatic confirmation hearings in Washington, but it could provide nuggets ...

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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency isn't "tinkering" with the Internal Revenue System or the Treasury Department's payment system, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday. He ...