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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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States and China should recognize their differences over artificial intelligence while exploring cooperation to reduce its risks and competing for AI supremacy.
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Reuters
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a press conference for a fraud task force in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out a lengthy set of demands for the World Bank aligned with the Trump administration’s interests. They include lifting its ban on financing upstream oil and gas projects, directing resources toward deep-sea critical-mineral mining and changing procurement policies.
RReuters
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses economic sanctions on Iran and Russia, maritime tensions in the Gulf of Oman and Treasury policies criticized by Democratic politicians on 'Fox & Friends Weekend.'
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Fox News
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses U.S. industry growth under the Trump administration, socialism and efforts to reduce nickel production costs on “The Ingraham Angle.”
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Scott Bessent said the U.S.-China trade truce will be extended to Jan. 10, beyond its planned November expiration. He said the extension reflects the need for Beijing to complete additional deliverables as Xi Jinping begins a state visit.
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CNBC
Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury secretary, said Wednesday that the United States and China had reached an accord to maintain the “Busan agreement” until January.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States and China agreed to extend their trade truce through Jan. 10. The arrangement had been scheduled to expire in November.
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NBC News
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discusses US-China relations as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington, along with artificial intelligence and Iran.
FFox News
Bloomberg News Now rounds up today’s top stories, including Bessent’s description of talks as “very successful,” a meeting between Trump and Mamdani, and other global business news. The report is updated throughout the day.
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Bloomberg News
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gives his annual testimony before the House Finance Committee on the state of the international financial system and the economy.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-15 10:48
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is seemingly on the back foot while seeking to sway the debt market.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-13 09:00
Investors warn that Treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s $6bn bond operation has not been enough to contain the recent surge in borrowing costs.
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Financial TimesOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-11 04:00
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that the Trump administration will sanction an unnamed large bank next week. The move comes as Washington continues economic pressure on Tehran to end a U.S. conflict with Iran that has lasted more than six months.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-10 22:50
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said expanding a buyback program for older US government securities last month was intended to calm what he called a “fever” in the bond market.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-09 03:30
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington should use its financial power as a foreign policy instrument to advance the interests of American allies, including in financial and political situations overseas.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-09 01:20
Japan’s first female finance minister is a pivotal figure in relations with Washington and global investors, linking Scott Bessent and Sanae Takaichi.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-04 12:00
Strategic Wealth Partners CEO Mark Tepper and Canadian YouTuber Elie Cantin-Nantel discuss market strength, trade tensions with Canada and other economic issues on “The Ingraham Angle.”
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-02 09:00
Anthony Scaramucci told CNBC that people who enter Washington may think they are smarter than those who live there, but the city changes them rather than the other way around. He said he had “Potomac fever” during his time in the White House and believes Bessent and Lutnick have it too.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-02 06:37
Bessent’s supposed ‘yentervention’ may have been smaller than many had imagined.
FFinancial TimesOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-02 04:30