The US Senate has confirmed Scott Bessent as the head of the Department of the Treasury. The candidate secured votes from most of the chamber, including 23 Democrats. Bessent, a well-known financier,

Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary, pledged to support sanctions against Russia, including measures targeting its major oil companies. He made the statement during his Senate confirmation hearing on January 16,

Scott Bessent faced questioning by lawmakers from the Senate Finance Committee earlier Thursday as part of his confirmation hearing as a Trump Cabinet nominee. With President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariff policies making waves ahead of his re-entry into the White House,

Scott Bessent's nomination hearing gave markets a handful of hints ... Sanctions could get stronger Bessent voiced support for intensifying sanctions on Russia and Iran. Sanctions on Russia, in particular, have not been "fulsome," Bessent said, suggesting ...

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday (Jan 16) that the dollar should remain the world's reserve currency, the

Treasury nominee Bessent a shoo-in Trump’s foreign policy steps into unstable world Gaza truce back on track Inauguration Day primer President-elect Trump won the

"I will be 100% on board with taking sanctions up," Treasury Secretary-pick Scott Bessent told lawmakers on Thursday.

U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policies, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system that Republicans have called to be cut.

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent outlined a three-pronged approach to tariffs during his Senate testimony this week, including targeted tariffs, general tariffs as revenue generators and tariffs as a negotiation tool.

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the Trump administration's economic agenda of tax cuts and tariffs.

The US Senate has confirmed Scott Bessent as the head of the Department of the Treasury. The candidate secured the votes of a substantial majority of the chamber, including 23 Democrats. Bessent, a well-known financier,