On January 28, 2025, Scott Bessent was sworn in as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.As Secretary, Mr. Bessent is responsible for the U.S. Treasury’s wide-ranging mission to maintain a strong economy, foster economic growth and create job opportunities for all Americans by promoting the conditions that enable prosperity at home and abroad as well as managing the U.S ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary, making him the highest ranking openly LGBTQ official in American history. Screengrab from the Associated Press, YouTube Newly minted ...

Dec 11, 2024 · Scott Bessent – a hedge fund manager and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Treasury Department – has a passion for expensive real estate. The one-time George Soros...

Hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent—Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Treasury Department—owns a piece of banking history: a pink-stucco building in Charleston, S.C., that housed a branch of the...

Jan 16, 2025 · Businessman Scott Bessent, an investor, hedge-fund manager and billionaire political donor who once worked with George Soros, offered remarks, then took questions from the panel. Highlights...

Jan 27, 2025 · Bessent, the founder of Key Square Group, will play a key role helping Trump enact his economic agenda, including having insight on tax policy. He is being confirmed as the U.S....

Jan 16, 2025 · Here's what to know about the Treasury secretary pick Bessent, who heads into his confirmation hearing and may become the first Senate-approved LGBTQ+ member in a Republican cabinet.

Jan 27, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.

Jan 27, 2025 · The Senate voted 68-29 Monday to confirm Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department.. Why it matters: A financier focused on global macroeconomics, Bessent will play a key role in shepherding administration efforts to extend the 2017 tax cuts and will be an influential voice on trade policy as Trump seeks to impose higher tariffs on U.S. imports. ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The Senate on Monday confirmed billionaire hedge fund manager and investor Scott Bessent as President Trump’s Treasury secretary, making him the highest-ranking LGBTQ official in the nation’s ...