The Treasury secretary is seen as a moderating influence on President Trump. But he’s on a mission to disrupt government as ...

He did the U.K. a favor in 1992 by forcing a change in monetary policy. Maybe he can do the same on tariffs.

The Treasury secretary received counsel and criticism from some of his predecessors over President Trump’s policies.

President Donald Trump’s decision to pause the implementation of his tariff agenda underlines a reshuffling of his trade ...

When hedge-fund billionaire Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent was nominated last fall by Donald Trump to serve as the nation’s 79th ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stepped up his role on President Trump’s economic team, taking center stage on the ...

With the president’s tariff pause doing little to quell panic in the markets, his man at the Treasury has been put in an ...

The U.S. goods trade deficit with China was $295.4 billion in 2024, a 5.8 percent increase ($16.3 billion) over 2023.

As the U.S.–China trade standoff spirals, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says all options are on the table — including ...

The sweeping tariffs President Trump announced last week were a "negotiating strategy," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fallout from President Trump's sweeping new tariffs, using ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he met with Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday to underscore the Trump ...