President-elect Trump nominated Scott Bessent, the founder and CEO of global macro investment firm Key Square Group, for ...

Joey Solitro is a freelance financial journalist at Kiplinger with more than a decade of experience. A longtime equity ...

President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of ...

Bessent, the 62-year-old founder of Key Square Group, has repeatedly backed the president-elect’s pro-tariff stance in a ...

"I am most pleased to nominate Scott Bessent to serve as the 79th Secretary of the Treasury of the United States," Trump said ...

If confirmed, Bessent will be tasked with implementing any tax cuts a Republican-controlled Congress may pursue.

The Treasury Secretary is a high-level Cabinet position charged with advising the president on matters related to financial, ...

Alex Wong was named as principal deputy national security adviser, while Sebastian Gorka will serve as senior director for ...

Trump ally Elon Musk publicly threw his weight behind Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary. Trump went with Scott Bessent ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as his choice for treasury secretary and ...

President-elect Donald Trump will name Howard Lutnick, the co-chair of his transition team, to the post of commerce secretary ...

Bessent was once described as the "protege" of billionaire George Soros, who he worked for over the course of decades.