Bessent, a hedge fund manager, becomes the nation’s 79th Treasury secretary. He will lead President Trump’s economic agenda.

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the ...

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing ...

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary ...

President Donald Trump has been talking about tariffs for so long that it feels like we know exactly what’s coming. But we ...

For any repeat of the dramatic 1985 "Plaza Accord" between the U.S. and its main allies to weaken a then-stratospheric dollar ...

A brief standoff with Colombia holds important lessons for how future trade conflicts might unfold in the new Trump ...

Macomb, Detroit, Michigan It was an exhilarating experience to watch the live telecast of Scott Bessent’s over four-hour ...