Secretary of Treasury

Trump, Scott Bessent and Treasury Secretary

Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary is Scott Bessent. Here's what to know

Trump's promised tax cuts, and their potential consequences for the U.S. economy, took center stage at Bessent's confirmation hearing.

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Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent Says Trump Could Bring ‘New Economic Golden Age’

Scott Bessent defended tariffs and argued for tax-cut extensions during his confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary in the Senate Finance Committee. No Democrats committed to support him on Thursday,

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Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent says US must keep oversight of Treasuries

The United States should keep oversight of potential problems in the U.S. bond market, President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent told Congress on Thursday, referring to Wall Street billionaire Howard Lutnick's plan to clear Treasury futures through a UK firm.

Treasury, Yellen and extraordinary measures

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Yellen says Treasury will use 'extraordinary measures' on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling

In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen says her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling,

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Treasury to begin ‘extraordinary measures’ as US approaches debt cliff

The breach of the debt ceiling officially starts the clock on how long Trump and Congress will have to act to avoid a financially catastrophic default.

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Yellen: Treasury starts "extraordinary measures" Jan. 21 to avoid debt limit

Treasury secretary Janet Yellen, in one of her final major acts in office, warned Congress late Friday that the Treasury will need to begin "extraordinary measures" on Tuesday to avoid hitting the debt limit.

Treasury secretary nominee warns increased government spending and no extension of Trump tax cuts will lead to ‘economic crisis’

Fox News senior national correspondent Rich Edson has the latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen praises Biden's pandemic response in farewell address

Yellen said the Biden administration's actions reduced major risks, and noted that inflation fell earlier in the US than in ...

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Treasury Secretary Yellen Says First Time Smoking Marijuana Was ‘OK’ And She’d Recommend ‘Delicious’ Psychedelic Mushrooms She Ate

As Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen prepares to leave office, she has a couple of personal observations to share: Her ...

Watch: Scott Bessent Secretary of the Treasury confirmation hearing

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are set to question Scott Bessent’s stance on taxes, tariffs, trade and other issues during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

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Trump Treasury secretary nominee won’t support raising minimum wage

Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s Treasury secretary nominee, said Thursday that he would not support raising the ...

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CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts

The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars ...

AMERICAS Waller and Bessent help peg back Treasury yields

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

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