With the president’s tariff pause doing little to quell panic in the markets, his man at the Treasury has been put in an ...

But they weren’t “afraid,” as Trump asserted. Rather, Bessent made a trillion-dollar bet on the bond markets, and in the long ...

Scott Bessent is having a moment. “Wall Street’s Best Hope to End Trump’s Global Trade War Is One of Its Own,” says The Wall Street Journal. “Bessent Emerges As Man of the Hour Trade Negotiator,” says ...

Haines, for example, said he believes Bessent will become, in real terms, "the spokesman for economic policy". Ultimately, a more structured approach could contribute to market stability ...