Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent already made his mark by becoming the highest-ranking openly gay official in U.S. history.

Scott Bessent built a career managing billions of dollars, and he now serves as Treasury Secretary. Here’s how much he’s ...

Effectively, it's a government-run hedge fund that invests in assets like stocks, bonds, real estate, and infrastructure.

NEWS ANALYSIS. The Republican president's promises, such as tax cuts and tariff hikes, are likely to fuel inflation. This ...

Two top leaders of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were removed from their roles Tuesday — in the first staffing ...

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The lawsuit was filed by the The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) and American Federation of Government Employees ...

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Scott Bessent, Trump’s treasury secretary, provided clues about how his boss might employ new tariffs during his confirmation hearing in early January. Bessent, a former hedge fund manager who helped ...

Investors across the financial world are weighing the impact of escalating trade war concerns after China’s retaliatory ...

Scott Bessent testifies at a Senate Finance Committee hearing as nominee for secretary of the Treasury at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 17. He was confirmed on Jan. 27. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI ...

Newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now also the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. On Monday, President Donald Trump chose Bessent, a former hedge fund ...