The new Secretary of Treasury has a strong fundamental view of markets and leans pro Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is planning a Jan. 16 hearing on President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S.

When President-elect Donald Trump takes office this month, he’s vowed to begin making major changes—for better or worse—on ...

In an era of economic nationalism, Lutnick’s job may turn out to be more important than Bessent’s.

Bessent aims to maintain the strength of the U.S. economy with an adapted version of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ...

Beijing will have no choice but to weaken the yuan if Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary takes an activist approach to bond ...

Trump’s choice of Treasury secretary is capable and qualified. That will make following the president-elect’s instructions ...

President-elect Trump announced numerous appointments Thursday night, including a team that will work in the Treasury ...

Such are the crosscurrents coursing through the biography of Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary. The appointment would give him vast power over the ...

The stock market is comfortably higher to start the short trading week after President-elect Donald Trump late Friday nominated Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Treasury secretary of the United ...

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Scott Bessent, a Wall Street veteran and campaign ally, for Treasury secretary, one of the biggest Cabinet prizes. Trump made the announcement Friday evening ...

Trump nominated Scott Bessent, a billionaire investor, for Treasury secretary. Bessent spent years working for George Soros before founding a hedge fund. He's signaled support for many of Trump's ...