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Scott Bessent's confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary

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

WASHINGTON—Tariffs, tax policy and budget deficits look likely to dominate Thursday’s confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, the fund manager picked by President-elect Donald Trump to run the Treasury Department.

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Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent says Trump tax cuts should not expire

Scott Bessent, a South Carolina billionaire hedge fund manager, wasted no time getting to the crux of his confirmation hearing: the expiring Trump tax cuts. “This is the single most important economic issue of the day,” Bessent told the committee.

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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.

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.

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Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs, Russia sanctions

President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent favors imposing tariffs on China, sanctions on Russia ...

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 ...

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Trump's Treasury Secretary pick to face big questions at confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON - Wall Street veteran Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, faces his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday in front of a mostly friendly crowd ...

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How Trump's Pick for Treasury Secretary Once Helped Break the Bank of England

Trump Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent once worked with George Soros, placing trades that bet against the pound, ...

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Why has Tulip Siddiq resigned?

What was Siddiq's role in government? Siddiq is not resigning as an MP but she has stepped down from her government job as economic secretary to the Treasury. Her ministerial responsibilities ...

Trump's US Treasury Pick Says Question of Debt Limit Repeal Is 'Nuanced'

Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Treasury Department, on Thursday said the question of ...

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