Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent snapped at Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) instead of answering her question about whether tariffs have pushed inflation too high during an explosive clash on Tuesday. The ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that rising bond yields were due to “global issues” but offered no other details about specific causes.

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Thursday's hearings include Doug Burgum, Scott Turner, Lee Zeldin, Pam Bondi and Scott Bessent. Watch live.

A demonstrator holds a sign as Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, testifies at a hearing in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wound up mainly fielding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has thrown his support behind President Donald Trump's wacky idea to cut $5,000 ...

The Treasury official's comments increased the price of the government-sponsored enterprises' stock even though he indicated there would be no near-term reform.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., suddenly found himself on the defensive at a budget hearing on Wednesday when, amid levying accusations of the Trump administration’s "corrupt" dealings, Treasury Secretary ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Calif., traded barbs during a Thursday congressional hearing after she pressed him over a DOJ settlement requiring the IRS to end any ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends economic policies during a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill while facing sharp questioning from California Representative Maxine Waters. Bessent ...

Bessent says we’re now in a ‘C economy’ thanks to the Trump administration. Mark Zandi disagrees ...

[WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended a range of Trump administration economic policies before lawmakers on Tuesday (Sep 15), from currency and bond market interventions to AI ...