Bessent Calms Markets by Leaving US Dollar, Debt Plans Intact
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he favors a strong dollar and has no plans to alter the government’s debt-issuance ...
Democrats demand Bessent meeting over DOGE ‘chaos’ at Treasury
Senate Democrats on Wednesday demanded Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a meeting with the Democratic Caucus “as soon ...
US Treasury's payment system 'not being touched' by Musk's DOGE, Bessent says
The U.S. Treasury's payment system won't be touched by Elon Musk's government efficiency team, Treasury Secretary Scott ...
How Bessent Could Solve the Debt Problem: 3-3-3, DOGE, and a Dose of ‘Repression’
Interest expense is the fastest-growing and most nettlesome part of the federal budget, now exceeding military spending.
Bessent Takes Helm of Consumer Finance Watchdog, Orders Halt to Work
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is ordering a freeze to work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, after being named ...
Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in the central bank Chair Jerome Powell, ...
Bessent: Trump está enfocado en bajar tasas de bonos, no de la Fed
El secretario del Tesoro de EE.UU., Scott Bessent, dijo que el enfoque de la administración Trump con respecto a bajar los ...
CFPB halts work after Trump appoints Bessent as acting head
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon ...
US bond market lukewarm on Bessent's 10-year yield pledge
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's pledge to contain yields on 10-year Treasury notes met some skepticism in the bond ...
Trump will Bondrenditen senken, nicht Fed-Leitzinsen: Bessent
Mit Blick auf eine Senkung der Kreditkosten konzentriert sich die neue US-Regierung laut Finanzminister Scott Bessent auf die ...