Dollar, Bessent and Treasury

Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent's '3-3-3' plan: What to know
President-elect Trump's nominee to serve as Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has a 3-3-3 plan that aims to curb budget deficits while spurring economic growth and energy production.
Dollar eases as Treasuries rally on Bessent Treasury nomination
The dollar backpedaled from two-year highs on Monday, while U.S. Treasury markets cheered Donald Trump's pick of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for the U.S. Treasury secretary, trusting he will be more fiscally disciplined than investors had been fearing.
Dollar slips with bond yields on Treasury nomination
Bessent has been openly in favor of a strong dollar and has supported tariffs, suggesting any pullback in the currency might be fleeting.
Dollar and Gold Slump on Nomination of Bessent as Treasury Secretary
The dollar is falling today after President-elect Trump picked Scott Bessent as the new Treasury Secretary, who is seen as a fiscal hawk and favors less government spending and more gradual tariffs. Bessent’s nomination eases concerns about Trump’s inflationary agenda,
Dollar follows US yields lower after Bessent Treasury nomination
The dollar recoiled from two-year highs on Monday, tracking a sharp decline in U.S. Treasury yields amid trust that Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. Treasury secretary will promote more fiscal discipline than investors had been fearing.
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Bessent Has $6.7 Trillion Mountain of Worry Waiting at Treasury
Robert Burgess is the executive editor of Bloomberg Opinion. Previously, he was the global executive editor in charge of ...
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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 ...
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, ...
Scott Bessent Sees a Coming ‘Global Economic Reordering.’ He Wants to Be Part of It.
Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary has been a fierce defender of his activist approach to trade.
Gay MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart said he’s ‘conflicted’ by Trump move to pick Scott Bessent for Treasury
Jonathan Capehart is a Washington Post opinion writer who moonlights as host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” on ...
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TLT: The Bessent Bottom?
Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary is seen as positive for TLT, boosting market confidence with a ...
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, ...
Bessent Will Have to Fix America’s Finances. Good Luck With That.
Managing the US Treasury market and the nation’s fiscal trajectory will be a lot more daunting than markets seem to recognize ...