Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, defended the Trump tax cuts during his confirmation hearing and said it is crucial for middle-class families that the ...

Scott Bessent, the 62-year-old treasury secretary, has quickly become one of the president’s most effective communicators.

South Carolina real estate records show an odd transaction just as Bessent was taking office as Treasury Secretary.

Victoria Guida is an economics correspondent at POLITICO and author of Capital Letter, a reported column that probes policies shaping the American economy and is closely read by policymakers and ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the U.S. holds a substantial advantage over China as the two nations exchange ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said the White House will start interviewing candidates this fall to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May 2026.

Scott Bessent speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2025. When hedge-fund billionaire Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent was nominated last fall ...

Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent weighed in on America’s tariff negotiations with other countries during a late Monday afternoon appearance on "Kudlow." President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs on ...

In recent weeks, as President Donald Trump’s trade war has battered both stocks and business confidence, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared multiple times that the U.S. economy needs ...