United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury (2025–)
| Born | 1962-08-21 · Conway, South Carolina |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | Yale University (BA) |
Portrait: United States Department of the Treasury · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Federal Reserve policymakers should remain open-minded about interest rates, arguing that productivity gains from artificial intelligence and deregulation will help keep US inflation under control.
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Bloomberg News
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a House Financial Services Committee hearing that recent Treasury buybacks were successful and reinforced U.S. credibility, even as the 10-year yield recently climbed above 5%.
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Reuters
US Representative Maxine Waters sharply criticizes Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during testimony before a House Finance panel, blaming the administration’s tariffs, trade disputes and Iran policy for higher prices and rising borrowing costs.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brushed aside short-term bond movements as the 10-year Treasury yield surged, while praising the U.S. market. He said that what happens over a month does not matter.
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CNBC
Japanese borrowing costs reached a 30-year high as the yen weakened to 160 per dollar on Tuesday and bond yields came under pressure. Traders were watching for a possible Japanese rate hike and potential intervention by Tokyo to support the yen, as mentioned by Bessent.
CCNBC
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed concerns about turbulence in the government bond market, saying fears over rising debt and yields fail to account for the strength of the U.S. economy and its fiscal outlook.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh appear divided over a central question in U.S. financial policy: how hands-off policymakers should be when determining the price of money.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the U.S. Treasury will maintain its regular debt auction schedule, including for long-dated bonds, even as it increases buyback sizes for 10- to 30-year securities.
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The yen’s weakness has prompted one of the most dramatic currency-market interventions in decades. Japan and the United States began a joint effort in late July to bolster the currency. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent then surprised financial markets by calling for the Federal Reserve to enlarge an obscure lending program. He said the expanded support would aid Tokyo’s efforts to defend the yen.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned foreign-exchange traders that “the house” is now him. The department is expected around 11 a.m. to disclose the size of a bond buyback operation announced Aug. 19.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-09 13:08
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brushed aside short-term bond movements as the 10-year Treasury yield surged, while praising the U.S. market. He said that what happens over a month does not matter.
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-01 17:20
Japanese borrowing costs reached a 30-year high as the yen weakened to 160 per dollar on Tuesday and bond yields came under pressure. Traders were watching for a possible Japanese rate hike and potential intervention by Tokyo to support the yen, as mentioned by Bessent.
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-01 07:31
At a G20 finance meeting, Bessent told CNBC that he spoke with Stanley Druckenmiller after Druckenmiller published a critical op-ed. Bessent said the conversation went “fine.”
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-31 17:25
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he spoke with Stanley Druckenmiller after his former mentor criticized his recent intervention in the bond market. Bessent also said Treasuries may have outperformed because of that same action.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 17:00
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed concerns about turbulence in the government bond market, saying fears over rising debt and yields fail to account for the strength of the U.S. economy and its fiscal outlook.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-31 09:45
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent intervention in the bond market has alarmed many investors and analysts. Avneet Dhillon examines concerns that Bessent’s effort to calm markets and lower borrowing costs could instead worsen inflation.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-28 21:28
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh appear divided over a central question in U.S. financial policy: how hands-off policymakers should be when determining the price of money.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-27 06:01
Fed reporter Ann Saphir says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s drive to lower bond yields is clouding Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s inflation message. Warsh is due to address global central bankers at Jackson Hole.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-26 23:21
Strategists said investors were approaching Jackson Hole “on the back foot,” as Scott Bessent’s market intervention added to the pressure on Kevin Warsh.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-26 13:00
