Send an email to Jacob. One of the most prominent defenders of the Trump agenda during the president’s second term has been Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. A relative unknown on the ...

In November 2024, Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent as his pick for Secretary of the Treasury. In his announcement, Trump praised Bessent—a financial advisor and major donor to his 2024 ...

Scott Bessent had Donald Trump’s ear. The Treasury Secretary had begun to encourage the president to pause his campaign on global tariffs to cut trade deals and isolate rival China. On a flight ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick got Donald Trump alone and away from rival advisor Peter Navarro to convince him to put a 90-day pause on most tariffs ...

But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces an especially tenuous version of this balancing act. He is both the face of the unpredictable Trump administration’s economic agenda, and America’s ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against China is unsustainable and he expects a “de-escalation” in the ...

President Donald Trump and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said on Thursday that negotiations over a potential trade agreement with South Korea are making progress. Trump announced a 90 ...

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 ...

Senior White House officials maintain that the senior counselor for trade Peter Navarro, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer all ...

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.