Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stepped up his role on President Trump’s economic team, taking center stage on the ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent worked with Trump on the pause of Liberation Day tariffs and explained the news instead of ...

The Treasury secretary received counsel and criticism from some of his predecessors over President Trump’s policies.

With the president’s tariff pause doing little to quell panic in the markets, his man at the Treasury has been put in an ...

Reuters White House Correspondent Jeff Mason explains the larger role U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has taken this ...

When hedge-fund billionaire Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent was nominated last fall by Donald Trump to serve as the nation’s 79th ...

Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent weighed in on America’s tariff negotiations with other countries during a late Monday afternoon ...

The U.S. goods trade deficit with China was $295.4 billion in 2024, a 5.8 percent increase ($16.3 billion) over 2023.

The sweeping tariffs President Trump announced last week were a "negotiating strategy," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ...

As the U.S.–China trade standoff spirals, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says all options are on the table — including ...

President Trump told Americans to "BE COOL!" and his administration downplayed the consequences as China and EU hit back with ...

The Treasury secretary is seen as a moderating influence on President Trump. But he’s on a mission to disrupt government as we know it.