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

Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent told Senate lawmakers Thursday that the Federal Reserve should remain independent, but that Donald Trump 'is going to make his views known' as president.

Bessent, a Wall Street veteran who grew up in South Carolina, has praised the Republican president’s plans to slash taxes and impose tariffs while calling for measures to protect supply chains and the

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday (Jan 16) that the dollar should remain the world's reserve currency, the

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ambitious economic agenda.

Scott Bessent has been an outspoken advocate for digital assets and hopes to being more regulatory clarity and crypto-favourable policies.

Washington (CNN) — The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary ... although inflation continues to hover above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. During his confirmation hearing ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for new universal tariffs on US imports to start at 2.5% and rise gradually, per the Financial Times.

The U.S. Senate today confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire hedge fund manager a central role in shaping the new administration’s policy ambitions around tax cuts and spending and managing economic relationships with allies and adversaries alike.

Scott Bessent will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, was confirmed in a 68 to 29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and sworn in on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump went on a fiery rampage Wednesday, ripping into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for what he described as a catastrophic failure in