He Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England. Now He May Run the U.S. Treasury.
14 hours ago — Three decades before he was tapped to lead the Treasury Department, Scott Bessent was asked to help break another country’s financial system. ... orchestrating one of Wall Street’s most ...
Trump’s Treasury Pick Will Please Wall Street - U.S. News
1 day ago — After some very public internal jostling, President-elect Donald Trump moved to assure Wall Street with his pick late Friday of hedge fund billionaire Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary. The move ...
Why Wall Street likes Trump's pick for Treasury - POLITICO
1 day ago — After a series of unorthodox Cabinet picks that shocked the policy world, Trump’s choice of the 62-year-old hedge fund executive is being praised by Wall Street heavyweights who had hoped the ...
Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury …
4 days ago — Scott Bessent, the little-known Wall Street investor who became one of President-elect Donald Trump's top economic advisers, has been nominated to be the next treasury secretary in Trump's new ...
Wall Street Cheers Trump’s Pick of Bessent to Run Treasury
1 day ago — To Wall Street, Trump’s Pick to Run Treasury Needs No Introduction On today’s Big Take DC podcast: What Trump’s Treasury nominee could mean for the department and the economy. Facebook
US Treasuries Rally on Bets Bessent Will Soften Trump’s Plans
2 days ago — US Treasuries have added to the gains spurred by the late-Friday announcement of Scott Bessent — a Wall Street veteran who investors expect will take the sting out of the administration’s more ...
Trump’s Pick of Bessent for Treasury Soothes Wall Street
1 day ago — This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, senior editor Joe Sobczyk looks at the reaction to Donald Trump’s Treasury pick. Sign ...
Trump nominates Scott Bessent to lead Treasury in flurry of picks
4 days ago — Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent to lead the US Treasury Department, one of the most influential roles in government with wide oversight of tax policy, public debt, international finance ...
Elon Musk wants Trump to disrupt Wall Street | CNN Business
Nov 16, 2024 — As Donald Trump privately considers his team to lead America’s economy during his term, Elon Musk has put his thumb on the scale, urging followers on X to help make a public push for a candidate...
Trump taps Wall Street CEO Howard Lutnick as Commerce …
Nov 19, 2024 — President-elect Donald Trump picked Howard Lutnick, a billionaire investor and veteran Wall Street CEO, as his next Commerce Secretary. Trump, in a statement on Tuesday, also said Lutnick would...