Scott Bessent: CEOs relieved about Trump pick to lead Treasury
1 day ago · Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent survived an internal squabble over the role of Treasury secretary, a key position that will face almost immediate deadlines and pressures.
Who is Scott Bessent? What you need to know about Trump's ... - CBS News
4 days ago · Bessent, a Yale graduate, initially sought to become a journalist, but when he didn't get the post as editor of the Yale Daily News, he changed direction. Bessent secured an internship with money ...
Who is Scott Bessent, Trump's nominee for treasury secretary? | AP News
4 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction and deregulation, to serve as his next treasury secretary. Bessent is a past supporter of Democrats who has become an enthusiastic supporter of Trump. He’s an advocate of cutting spending while extending the tax cuts approved by Congress in Trump’s first term.
Scott Bessent Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England. Now He’ll Run …
20 hours ago · Mr. Bessent, 62, has spent nearly four decades as a trader or chief investment officer at hedge funds, including two stints running his own firm. We are having trouble retrieving the article content.
Trump names billionaire Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary pick
4 days ago · Bessent would be the first out gay Treasury secretary, as well as the first LGBTQ Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration, according to The Associated Press. In 2021, Biden ...
Trump nominates investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary - NPR
4 days ago · President-elect Trump nominated Bessent, a former protégé of George Soros to be his next treasury secretary.
Trump to nominate Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary | AP News
4 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that he unveiled as he closed out the workweek. Trump also said he would nominate Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, the same ...
Trump taps hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to lead Treasury
4 days ago · President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent to be his Treasury secretary, offering the hedge fund manager and major campaign fundraiser the preeminent economic post in his ...
Trump nominates Scott Bessent to lead Treasury in flurry of picks
4 days ago · Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent to lead the US Treasury Department, one of the most influential roles in government with wide oversight of tax policy, public debt, international finance ...
How Scott Bessent Went From Democratic Donor to Trump …
4 days ago · On Friday evening, Mr. Bessent was tapped by President-elect Donald J. Trump to be his Treasury secretary. Having won the trust of Mr. Trump and his inner circle, Mr. Bessent would lead a ...