Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pouring cold water on the hot economic numbers of the Biden administration, claiming that growth was ‘brittle underneath’
As proof, Bessent claimed the bulk of the job growth over the past 12 months took place within government and in sectors like ...
Wall Street learns that Scott Bessent isn’t Steven Mnuchin
If Wall Street investors had hoped Scott Bessent would moderate Trump’s punishing trade policies, the Treasury secretary is ...
Treasury’s Scott Bessent says ‘access to cheap goods’ is not the ‘American dream’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stood by President Trump’s policy plans during a speech delivered to top economists on ...
Treasury Secretary says administration is trying to 'avert a crisis' with government cuts
The Trump administration is focused on averting a financial crisis that could result from government overspending, the ...
Treasury Secretary: ‘There are no guarantees’ when it comes to recession
( The Hill) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that “there are no guarantees” when it comes to a recession.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shrugs off Wall Street’s Trump tariff ‘selloff’
Bessent told Fox & Friends that the commander-in-chief’s top priority is living the living standards of ordinary Americans ...
Treasury secretary dismisses market volatility amid Trump economic moves
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said market volatility doesn't matter much as the Trump administration focuses on long-term ...
Trump treasury secretary warns of 'detox period' slowdown for US economy
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned the U.S. economy could enter a "detox period" as the administration shifts from ...
Futures slip on treasury secretary's comments; eyes on upcoming Fed meet
In a Sunday interview with NBC, Bessent warned that there are "no guarantees" the United States will escape a recession. His ...