Scott Bessent’s net worth: From hedge fund chief to US Treasury Secretary
Scott Bessent built a career managing billions of dollars, and he now serves as Treasury Secretary. Here’s how much he’s worth in 2025 and what types of assets he owns.
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ambitious economic agenda.
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent snubs G20 meeting in South Africa
His move follows Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to also skip a foreign ministers’ summit in the country
DOGE has saved around $50 billion: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
The Department of Government Efficiency has saved the government approximately $50 billion, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Bessent sat down with Fox News for an extended interview that aired on Tuesday evening,
Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury Secretary
The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.
Bessent Says DOGE Has Saved $50 Billion So Far
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Department of Government Efficiency has found an estimated $50 billion in government savings in only a few weeks. Elon Musk, who runs DOGE, says he wants to reduce the deficit by $1 trillion.
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Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump's tax cuts
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and ...
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent leaves powerful two-word message in Irish airport's welcome book
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, while making a stop in Ireland on his way back from Ukraine, signed the airport ...
Trump to send Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Ukraine to meet Zelensky amid critical mineral talks
Ukraine is one of Europe’s largest supplier of rare-earth minerals, with rich deposits of metals including lithium, titanium, ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent offers Zelenskyy an economic investment deal
President Donald Trump has tasked newly minted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to up the pressure on Ukrainian President ...
Trump designed a 'win-win' situation for the US and Ukraine, says Treasury Secretary Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy, the state of the United ...
Another blow: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to skip G20 finance ministers meeting in South Africa
As relations between South Africa and the United States continue on a free-fall, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will ...
US Treasury's Bessent meets with Hungarian foreign minister on shared priorities
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met on Wednesday with Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto to discuss shared ...
U.S. Treasury is ‘long way’ from stepping up sales of longer-term debt, Bessent says
The U.S. Treasury Department won’t be increasing the level of longer-term Treasurys in government debt issuance in the near ...