Scott Bessent will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund ...

Trump walked back his tariff threat against Mexico on Monday after he said he had a “friendly conversation” with Mexican ...

Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve ... % levy on all goods from allies like Canada and Mexico and 60% on goods from China. In addition, ...

The US Senate is widely expected to confirm billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary Monday, putting him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump's economic agenda -- ...

Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed three ways the ... So the tariffs can be used for negotiations, whether for Mexico on the fentanyl crisis.

Wall Street rode a wild week of President Donald Trump’s tariff jockeying, more slash and burn from DOGE and some big ...

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing ...

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday ... Trump’s plans to enact tariffs on goods coming in from Mexico, Canada and China, which poses risks for the American ...

Scott Bessent will lead President Donald Trump's ... set to be imposed on imports from Mexico and Canada beginning Saturday. Bessent has expressed a less aggressive approach to tariffs than ...

The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent Monday to serve as President ... He has talked about putting 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada starting Feb. 1 and new tariffs on Chinese goods.

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting ...