Trump taps Scott Bessent for high stakes Treasury chief: What to know

Trump taps Scott Bessent for high-stakes Treasury chief: What to know

President-elect Trump selected billionaire investor Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department on Friday as the former president continues to call for an increase in tariffs and major shifts in ...

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Who is Scott Bessent? What to know about Trump's Treasury secretary pick.

If confirmed, Bessent would runn the department that manages the nation's finances as well as its tax agency, the Internal Revenue Service.

Trump Taps Investor Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary

The hedge fund manager will be responsible for steering President-elect Donald J. Trump’s unconventional economic agenda.

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Trump taps Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Scott Bessent, a key campaign fundraiser, as his pick for Treasury secretary. If confirmed, Bessent will oversee fiscal policies amid ongoing concerns about ...

Trump picks Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

Hedge fund manager will be responsible for implementing president-elect’s pledges to cut taxes and raise tariffs

Business - Financial Times - 18 hours ago

Trump picks hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as treasury secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday announced he had asked Scott Bessent, a hedge fund executive and top fundraiser to his campaign, to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department.

Trump nominates Bessent to lead US Treasury in flurry of announcements

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Trump selects Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary

Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.

Trump names investor Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

President-elect Trump on Friday named billionaire investor Scott Bessent to be his Treasury secretary. Bessent would be the key leader of the president-elect’s economic team, which will be tasked ...

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Trump selects Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary

Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.

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Donald Trump chooses hedge fund executive Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary

The founder of Key Square Group was deemed a strong favorite to lead the Treasury Department, along with several other contenders.

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Trump picks hedge-fund investor Scott Bessent for treasury secretary

Job is one of most powerful in Washington with huge influence over US economy and financial markets. Trump’s administration and White House staffing picks and likely contenders – so far ...

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Trump picks hedge fund exec Scott Bessent as treasury secretary

President-elect Trump announced a barrage of new picks for key roles in his administration, including hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be his treasury secretary. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports ...

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Trump’s Treasury pick is Scott Bessent. He’s said it’s absurd to fear ‘Trump-flation.’

President-elect Donald Trump has selected hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as secretary of the Treasury Department.

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Trump’s Treasury secretary choice: Scott Bessent, Larry Kudlow or Howard Lutnick might be picked

Support for tariffs looks like a key qualification for this crucial job in the next Trump administration.

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How Scott Bessent Went From Democratic Donor to Trump Treasury Secretary Pick

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President-elect Donald Trump has selected Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Graham: Bessent would be 'outstanding' as Trump Treasury secretary

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent would be an “outstanding” choice as President-elect Trump’s Treasury secretary. “I think he’d be outstanding. He’s ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Lutnick and Bessent’s battle for Treasury secretary turns bitter as Trump expands field

Wall Street factions fight for top economic post in president-elect’s cabinet

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What to know about Susie Wiles, Trump's new chief of staff

President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles to be the chief of staff in his upcoming administration. Wiles, who will be the first woman to ever serve as White House chief of staff, was ...

Bessent and Lutnick lead Trump Treasury job race after Paulson exits

Billionaire says ‘complex’ financial ties triggered withdrawal from consideration for top US economy role

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Musk backs Lutnick over Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk threw his support behind Howard Lutnick, chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, over Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Group, as Treasury secretary in the next ...

Politics - The Hill - November 16

‘Sigh of relief’: Wall Street welcomes Trump’s pick of Bessent for Treasury

Nomination of hedge fund investor follows tumultuous fight for the top US economic post

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Trump taps NFL player Scott Turner as head of HUD

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