#Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Democratic-led states Friday of having poor fraud prevention mechanisms while at a Minnesota press conference.…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mocked former President Obama outside a Cheesecake Factory in Washington on Monday after Obama likened recent White House renovations to the famous restaurant chain during a Saturday rally. “Well, two things.…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sidestepped a number of questions on the reported memorandum of understanding reached between U.S. and Iranian negotiators during his turn taking over the White House press briefing on Thursday.…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday dismissed a question about his presidential ambitions during a White House press briefing. While filing in for press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave, Bessent spoke for more than 30 minutes…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will deliver a speech at the Reagan National Economic Forum on Friday warning that decades of U.S. industrial policy have left the country strategically vulnerable.…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday endorsed a $250 bill to commemorate the U.S. semiquincentennial featuring President Trump. Larry Kudlow, a conservative contributor for Fox Business, asked the Trump administration official about his opinion of…

The latest military and economic actions come as President Trump insists he feels no pressure to make a deal with Iran before November's midterm elections.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his department stands ready to print the bills if Congress approves legislation allowing a living person to be pictured on banknotes.

From CNBC: China will work behind the scenes to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Bessent says

Bessent said the energy-fed inflation surge recently is likely to reverse as the U.S. is "going to keep pumping."

From CNBC: U.S. can hold AI talks with China because ‘we are in the lead,’ Bessent tells CNBC as nations plan safety protocol

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent echoed his Japanese counterpart Satsuki Katayama by characterizing excess foreign-exchange volatility as undesirable in another indication of tacit US approval of Japan’s recent market intervention.…

The yen strengthened sharply versus the dollar on Tuesday before falling back during a visit by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Japan.

Oil rises and equities waver as the US and Iran reject each other’s latest peace proposals. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent heads to Japan ahead of the Trump-Xi summit later this week.…

Bessent will speak individually with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda during his three-day visit, sources have said.

From Independent RSS Feed: Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent ‘argued’ in Washington after Chancellor’s Iran war criticism

UK chancellor said to have told US treasury secretary she did not like his tone during meeting in Washington in April

Scott Bessent says US has ‘absolute control’ of Hormuz, but calls on China to ‘step up’ with diplomacy to reopen strait.

Treasury and Federal Reserve officials warn of imminent AI-driven account takeovers. The financial sector's defenses may be dangerously outdated.