Trump transition team suggests sidelining top adviser over pay-to-play allegations
The personnel drama spotlights the unusual and often-disorganized cast of characters around Trump who contributed to the ...
Here’s what Trump’s pick of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary means for taxes, interest rates and more
With Scott Bessent, consumers eyeing prices and interest rates are getting a Treasury secretary pick who is deeply aware of ...
Scott Bessent Warns About The Bubble And Threatens The Fed's Independence
Read here for a discussion of Trump's Treasury nominee's grim view of market bubbles, blames on Fed, advocates for reforms, ...
Opinion | Scott Bessent’s Treasury Gauntlet
Investors cheered Monday after Friday’s late news that Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent as the next Treasury ...
The Dow and S&P 500 hit new highs as Trump picks Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
The Dow and S&P 500 reached all-time highs, while the dollar weakened on Monday following the news that President-elect ...
Stock market today: Dow surges 440 points to record high as investors cheer Bessent as Treasury pick
Stocks rallied and yields plunged as markets cheered Scott Bessent as Trump's pick to run the Treasury. The Dow and the ...
Scott Bessent’s Job: What the Billionaire Does for a Living
Bessent is married to his husband, John Freeman. Freeman is a former New York City prosecutor. Bessent and his husband, ...
4 ways Scott Bessent's honeymoon as Trump's Treasury secretary could end
The early reviews for Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent from Wall Street are in — and they're positive. But now the ...
The Art of the Tariff: Trump's latest threat is right out of his negotiating playbook
Trump's promise to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico mimics his old strategy of using tariff threats ...
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Who Is Scott Bessent? Wall Street Is Delighted by Trump’s Treasury Pick
Scott Bessent, founder and chief executive officer of Key Square Group LP. Photo: Getty Images. When Donald Trump announced ...
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Scott Bessent May Rue the Day He Became US Treasury Secretary
Trump's nominee to run the Treasury faces a tall order—dealing with mounting debt, implementing an aggressive tariff regime, ...
How Scott Bessent won the Treasury secretary battle
After so much Treasury secretary drama, Scott Bessent came out on top. Trump’s court cycled through candidates in what became a bitter contest, but the president-elect came full circle in selecting ...