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South Carolina real estate records show an odd transaction just as Bessent was taking office as Treasury Secretary.
When hedge-fund billionaire Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent was nominated last fall by Donald Trump to serve as the nation’s 79th ...
With the president’s tariff pause doing little to quell panic in the markets, his man at the Treasury has been put in an ...
Send an email to Jacob. One of the most prominent defenders of the Trump agenda during the president’s second term has been Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. A relative unknown on the ...
Scott Bessent may have the unhappiest job in Washington, D.C. As President Trump's Treasury secretary, he's a point man in Trump’s damaging trade war with China and many other trading partners.
The Chinese Embassy in Argentina has criticized U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for “maliciously slandering” the country as it continues to fund development assistance for African and ...
The financial press expects Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to rescue the economy, but he’s actually part of the problem. But is Bessent riding to the rescue? Various other damaging tariffs ...
After the worst selloff on Wall Street since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was impressed with the market's ability to handle surging volumes and ...
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that President Trump’s apparent willingness to engage in tariff negotiations is a result of a “massive inflow” of calls from countries ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said the White House will start interviewing candidates this fall to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May 2026.