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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Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie, Skylar Montgomery Koning and Paul Dobson break down Bessent’s short-term win in the bond market and other key themes for analysts and investors on Bloomberg’s “The Opening Trade.”
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Bloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-20 07:50
Bloomberg Daybreak Europe examines Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s intervention in financial markets and what it could mean for stocks and mortgages. The program also reviews overnight US and Asian market moves and the issues facing European investors before trading begins.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-20 07:01
A look ahead to European and global markets considers how long the current Bessent-driven market support can continue.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-20 04:40
A series of unexpected moves this year has made Scott Bessent the most interventionist US Treasury secretary in financial markets in decades. He is risking his credibility as he tries to contain a potentially damaging increase in US borrowing costs.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-08-19 22:30
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made another attempt to rein in long-term borrowing costs after they reached multiyear highs. The move sent Treasury yields and the dollar lower.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-19 19:36
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made another effort to curb long-term borrowing costs after they reached multi-year highs, sending Treasury yields and the dollar lower.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-19 18:30
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent surprises markets by sharply increasing debt buybacks as yields reach multi-year highs. SK Hynix surges on a nearly $30 billion buyback, while Moderna and Merck rise on promising melanoma vaccine results. The program also covers Target, Lowe’s and Walmart.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-08-19 16:54
The US Treasury said it will at least double the maximum size of liquidity-support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities, raising them to at least $4 billion per operation from Sept. 9, 2026.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-19 14:39
Ryan Michael English received a 73-month sentence after trying to assassinate U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and identified Luigi Mangione as an inspiration.
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Fox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-08-19 00:30
Fox News’s Lucas Tomlinson covers the sentence facing an individual accused of trying to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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