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

The longtime investor and his allies launched a public-relations campaign to cement his front-runner status.

Donald Trump picks Scott Bessent, a former money manager for Democratic donor George Soros, as Treasury secretary. He also ...

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

The hedge fund investor predicted last year that President-elect Donald J. Trump’s political fortunes were on the rise.

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

Key Takeaways Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, was an economic advisor during his campaign and ...

From his years working for George Soros to his role as a key economic advisor to Trump, Bessent has extensive if ...

The president-elect has selected the hedge-fund manager to lead the Treasury, elevating one of his most vocal supporters in ...

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

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent, an ...

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