NBC News - 9 hours 19 min ago
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Scott Bessent, a key campaign fundraiser, as his pick for Treasury secretary. If confirmed, Bessent will oversee fiscal policies amid ongoing concerns about inflation, a major issue for voters in the recent election.
Fortune - 9 hours 27 min ago
Bessent, 62, served as a key economic adviser to Trump during the campaign, promoting his agenda and crafting policy speeches.
The Hill - 9 hours 30 min ago
President-elect Trump is expected to tap hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary in his new administration, a source confirmed to NewsNation. Bessent, founder and CEO of hedge fund Key Square Group, served as an economic adviser to the Trump campaign, often appearing on financial talk shows to argue in favor of...
NBC News - 9 hours 31 min ago
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday asked Scott Bessent, a top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed to NBC News.
The Guardian - 9 hours 31 min ago
Job is one of most powerful in Washington with huge influence over US economy and financial markets Trump's administration and White House staffing picks and likely contenders so far Donald Trump will nominate Scott Bessent, a longtime hedge-fund investor who taught at Yale University for several years, to be his treasury secretary, according to media reports on Friday. The job is one of the most powerful in Washington, with huge influence over America's gigantic economy and financial markets...
Forbes - 9 hours 33 min ago
Here's what to know about the Treasury secretary pick Bessent, who beat out a crowded field including former Fed official Kevin Warsh and billionaire Marc Rowan.
Financial Times - 9 hours 40 min ago
Hedge fund manager will be tasked with implementing president-elect's pledges to cut taxes and raise tariffs...
NY Post - 9 hours 44 min ago
Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeated backed the president-elect's pro-tariff stance in a series of op-eds and media appearances over the past year.
The Hill - 12 hours 38 sec ago
President-elect Trump has spent recent days in meetings with potential picks to be his Treasury secretary but so far a final decision is hanging in the balance. Marc Rowan, Apollo Global Management co-founder, Kevin Warsh, a former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Scott Bessent, Key Square Group founder, all traveled to...