Donald Trump had two seemingly contradictory goals when picking a Treasury Secretary. He wanted somebody who would keep Wall ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated University of Maryland finance professor Michael Faulkender as ...

President-elect Donald Trump selected finance professor Michael Faulkender — who implemented a key pandemic-era relief ...

Occupants of a vehicle who confronted Secret Service near the home of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen fled the scene after an ...

The Secret Service confirmed that one of its agents opened fire on suspected carjackers outside the home of Treasury ...

President-elect Donald Trump released a statement on Truth Social nominating hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as the ...

Scott Bessent’s former colleagues and rivals see the prospective Treasury secretary as a thoughtful choice with a broad ...

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

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

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

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

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