President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent favors imposing tariffs on China, sanctions on Russia ...

When asked to defend Trump's tariff plans, Bessent said in part that the U.S. dollar could appreciate by 4% in response to a ...

Follow along with MarketWatch's live coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Treasury Department does not expect the incoming president’s proposed tariffs ...

Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, looks on as he sits near his son Cole ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary testifies Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee.

Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary repeatedly defended a range of tariff ideas during his confirmation hearing before ...

Markets will be monitoring Scott Bessent's Thursday sitdown with the Senate for insights on the early mixed signals about ...

Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent sparred with the Senate Finance Committee over the future direction of fiscal policy ...

U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, ...

Scott Bessent, tapped by Donald Trump to be treasury secretary, faced sharp questions from Democrats and Republicans on tax ...

Taxes and tariffs took center stage Thursday at a hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s intended Treasury secretary ...