The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary despite criticism levied by Democrats for his handling of ...

the finance committee's chairman, said ahead of the vote to advance Bessent's nomination out of committee. "There is no doubt that Mr. Bessent is an excellent choice for secretary of the treasury." ...

Elon Musk in a post on his social platform X appeared to back conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s suggestion that former ...

As assistant secretary of the Treasury Department for investment security ... regulatory environment," said Justin Hamill, global co-chair of the firm’s M&A and private equity practice, in ...

Mohsin: As the Secretary of Treasury, you also oversee the IRS ... I want to ask you if you have had your traditional weekly meeting with Fed Chair Powell yet? Bessent: We did. I did an away game over ...

Get to know Rodney Hood, the newly appointed acting comptroller of the currency tasked to manage the federal banking system.

HONG KONG, Feb 19, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) - The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) today announced the appointment of a new Chairman for the Hong Kong Trade Development ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump ... He also said then that he expected to talk directly with Fed Chair Jerome Powell "at the right time." Trump added in a Jan. 29 post on ...

America’s central bank is in no rush to slash interest rates any time soon, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told ...

He will serve as the nation’s 79th treasury secretary. Bessent ... After Bessent was confirmed, Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Id.) said voting for Bessent was “one of ...