Trump’s Treasury secretary will face a daunting challenge
Scott Bessent, US President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Treasury secretary, must fix America’s finances. Investors seem ...
Bessent: We're In The Middle Of A Bretton Woods Realignment, "I'd Like To Be Part Of It"
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, in an interview on the 'Capital ...
Trump's economic picks form a 'team of rivals.' What it means for tariffs and more.
Asked to comment on Trump's economic picks, Trump-Vance transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement: "The American people re-elected President Trump by a resounding margin giving him a ...
Trump’s Cabinet And Key Jobs: Covid Lockdown Critic Jay Bhattacharya Picked To Lead NIH
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration as attorney general and was replaced by Pam Bondi, as Trump names RFK Jr., Pete ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates Ease Following Trump Treasury Pick
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates are down slightly as markets weigh the impact of Trump's pick ...
Trump Treasury Nominee’s Oil Math Doesn’t Add Up
Boosting energy production is easier said than done, and the effect on the government deficit isn’t clear either.
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Hedge Fund Industry Poised to Gain Significant Influence in the Trump Administration
Taken together, these developments point to a hedge fund industry that is poised to wield unprecedented influence during Trump’s tenure. Whether through key appointments, campaign contributions, or ...
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Scott Bessent May Rue the Day He Became U.S. Treasury Secretary
Trump's nominee to run the Treasury faces a tall order—dealing with mounting debt, implementing an aggressive tariff regime, ...
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What diversity does — and doesn’t — look like in Trump’s Cabinet
If all of Trump’s choices are confirmed, the Cabinet is set to be less diverse than the preceding Biden administration.
Elon Musk uses X to push his preferred political picks. Trump isn't always swayed
Musk, who has 206 million followers on X, posted or reposted about Trump's cabinet picks more than 70 times between Nov. 7 ...
He Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England. Now He May Run the U.S. Treasury.
Scott Bessent’s former colleagues and rivals see the prospective Treasury secretary as a thoughtful choice with a broad ...
GASP! A Trump Hanger-On May Have Acted in His Own Financial Interest Rather Than in the Public’s.
While President-elect Donald Trump has announced most of his major nominations, we’re only beginning to learn about the knife ...