Observer16d
What’s in Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s Playbook?
Bessent, 62, will replace Janet Yellen as the Treasury secretary, pending a Senate confirmation. Unlike Yellen, who rose to prominence through prestigious academic halls and public service roles ...
Kiplinger1mon
What Scott Bessent's Treasury Secretary Nomination Means for Investors
The stock market is comfortably higher to start the short trading week after President-elect Donald Trump late Friday nominated Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Treasury secretary of the ...
TheStreet.com1mon
Trump nominates crypto-friendly Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
Bessent has been a major donor to Trump, giving $1 million to the Republican candidate for his 2016 inauguration. On Friday, President-Elect Donald Trump picked pro-crypto hedge fund manager Scott ...
Yahoo1mon
Trump taps Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
Donald Trump named Scott Bessent as his Treasury Secretary, putting the veteran investor in charge of an economic agenda of lower taxes and economic protectionism. The appointment will end a ...
Trump treasury pick Scott Bessent calls for stronger Russia sanctions, Fed independence at confirmation panel
Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax ...
5 things the nominee for Treasury Secretary signaled about what markets can expect in a 2nd Trump term
Bessent said he believed Trump's presidency would help "unleash a new economic golden age," which could include more jobs and ...
Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs, Russia sanctions
President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent favors imposing tariffs on China, sanctions on Russia ...