Scott Bessent's wise comments on tariffs, taxes, spending, and debt calmed investors and sent markets soaring.
Their exchange on the minimum wage shows two views of the world.
Mr. Bessent called the extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts ‘the single most important economic issue of the day.’ ...
Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax ...
The stakes have never been higher, but with Bessent at the helm of the Trump economic team, a brighter future is within reach ...
The Treasury secretary nominee cultivated allies in Trump’s orbit who have come to see him as a brainy avatar of their vision ...
In a post on his Truth Social platform, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico until both countries stop what he called the ...