He is a CFA charterholder. Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent had a comfortable existence as a low-profile hedge fund manager, but he decided to enter public life to help rein in America’s ...

The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 Tuesday to support Scott Bessent’s nomination as Treasury Secretary, clearing the way for his confirmation on the Senate floor as soon as this week.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, described the world’s No. 2 economy as being in a recession, if not a depression. Bessent, in further bearish ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, told U.S. senators on Thursday he is interested in potentially enacting tariffs on ...

Scott Bessent arrives for a meeting with Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on December 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Nominees for Trump's upcoming administration are ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to send the nomination of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary on to the full ...

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, faced questioning Thursday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing.New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan asked Bessent if ...

Bessent said the extension of the 2017 tax cuts was the single most important issue facing lawmakers. "This is pass-fail," Bessent said, in the start of questions at his confirmation hearings.