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
Bessent said the United States and China should have no illusions as they both cooperate and compete on AI. During Xi’s September visit, Washington and Beijing agreed to start an AI dialogue and establish a communications channel to help defuse serious incidents.
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CNBC
The United States and China should recognize their differences on artificial intelligence while exploring cooperation to reduce the technology’s risks and competing for AI supremacy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a press conference for a fraud task force in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
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Speaking at Ripple’s conference, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said crypto could help preserve the dollar’s leading position. He said SEC and CFTC action may fill the gap left by the Clarity Act’s failure while curbing crypto debanking.
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CoinDesk
Bessent cautioned Zelenskyy over allegations that the U.S. is slowing Starlink. The high-speed satellite internet service, provided by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is critical to Ukraine’s defense.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump administration’s policies on Meet the Press after the president waived a sweeping Russia sanctions law and struck a diesel deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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NBC News
In an exclusive Meet the Press interview, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent does not definitively say whether Ukraine is a U.S. ally. His remarks follow Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s claim that the U.S. government slowed Starlink, a critical satellite network Ukraine uses for defense.
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In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said an “energy supply shock” caused by the war in Iran is straining the U.S. economy and predicted that prices will come down afterward.
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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.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is hosting a meeting of G20 finance ministers, which is being broadcast live.
GGuardian NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-31 11:41
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 is hosting a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Asheville, North Carolina, with the event being broadcast live.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-31 09:09
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters on Sunday that the Treasury Department is likely to announce new secondary sanctions each week to increase economic pressure on Iran, initially focusing on banks.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-31 00:00
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that recent moves in the yen were “pretty well contained,” indicating that its renewed slide was not viewed as the kind of disorderly trading that prompted a rare joint Japan-U.S. intervention last month.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-30 23:35
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he would urge G20 members to reconsider their trade terms with China to reduce global imbalances and press Beijing to shift its economy away from exports toward greater domestic consumption.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-30 23:25
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy this week as he urges finance leaders from the G20 economies to reduce global trade imbalances, support growth and cut business ties with Iran. He must also ease concerns over rising U.S. debt and bond yields.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-30 10:15
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said disorderly moves in the yen could force investors to unwind positions, threatening global market stability and ultimately increasing borrowing costs for U.S. households and businesses.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-29 20:25
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
