5 Financial Moves to Make If Trump's Treasury Pick Takes Office
Scott Bessent's potential appointment as Treasury Secretary under Trump sparks mixed reactions. Learn about the financial moves you should consider and how this choice might impact both Wall Street and Main Street.
Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary is Scott Bessent
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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Trump’s Treasury Pick Vows to Give Back to the Rich in Bleak Hearing
Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary, made it clear during his confirmation hearing Thursday that he’s only interested in protecting the interests of the rich and powerful. The hedge fund manager with a net worth of at least $500 million repeatedly spiked down questions about whether he would support working-class priorities.
Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent Says Trump Could Bring ‘New Economic Golden Age’
The fund manager will face senators at a confirmation hearing on Thursday
What Trump’s Treasury Pick Might Get Asked Today
Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will likely face tough questions on tax cuts and tariffs — and how bond markets might check his economic agenda.
Trump's Treasury pick Bessent calls for stronger sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he "100%" supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future president requests doing so.
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 eliminating the U.S. debt limit is "nuanced," but said if Trump wants to do so he will work with him and with Congress to get it done.
Trump's choice for treasury secretary questioned on the economy
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, was pressed about Trump's economic plans at his Senate confirmation hearing. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.
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.
Trump Treasury Pick Bessent Opposes Idea of U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency
U.S. senators questioning President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, didn't spend much time on cryptocurrency
How Trump’s Treasury Nominee Allegedly Avoided Nearly $1 Million in Taxes
Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent is facing questions about his personal taxes at a hearing on his treasury secretary nomination.
Bessent: Carbon tariffs could be part of an overall tariff program
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, told U.S. senators on Thursday he is ...
Investors rejoice at Scott Bessent confirmation testimony
Scott Bessent's wise comments on tariffs, taxes, spending, and debt calmed investors and sent markets soaring.
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Evening Report — Democrats take ‘class war’ to Trump’s Cabinet picks
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Trump nominees Burgum, Bessent and other picks sit for Senate confirmation hearings
President-elect Donald Trump's picks for the Treasury, Housing and Urban Development and Interior departments, along with the ...
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'We're Not Going To Stop Winning': Trump Shouts Out Cabinet Selections During D.C. Rally
During his rally in Washington D.C. tonight, President-elect Trump shouted out his cabinet selections in the crowd, such as ...
Takeaways from Trump's pre-inauguration rally speech
On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump staged a campaign-style rally in frigid Washington where he and ...
5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
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