United States Secretary of the Treasury

Scott Bessent Treasury Secretary confirmation hearing

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.

Boise State Public Radio · 2d

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.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

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,

Chinese Hackers Infiltrate US Treasury, Yellen's Computers

Yahoo · 21h

Chinese hackers infiltrated US Treasury Secretary's PC — attackers had access to over 400 PCs

Chinese hackers accessed over 400 computers and over 3,000 unclassified files when they infiltrated the U.S. Treasury.

Engadget on MSN · 2d

China-linked hackers accessed over 400 US Treasury computers, including Janet Yellen's

The US Treasury Department announced in a letter back in December that it had been the victim of a security breach, attributing it to a “China state-sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat actor.” Now we know more about the extent of the hack,

Barron's · 2d

US Targets China-linked 'Cyber Actor' Over Treasury Hack

The United States on Friday sanctioned a man affiliated with China's Ministry of State Security whom it accused of involvement in a recent hack of the Treasury Department.

Tax Breaks: The Money, Treasury, And Internal Revenue Service Shakeup Edition

Plus: Relief for taxpayers impacted by wildfires, itemizing deductions, civil forfeiture programs, Direct File, Tax Cuts and ...

US Treasury to launch measures to avoid debt limit breach on Tuesday

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the government will reach its statutory borrowing limit on Tuesday and begin ...

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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 ...

US Treasury To Take 'Extraordinary Measures' To Avoid Debt Default

The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald ...

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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 ...