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

European Union finance ministers expressed interest on Saturday in the idea of a joint defence fund that would buy and own ...

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 ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent praised President Javier Milei’s policies in Argentina as a model for other market-friendly governments in Latin America, in a symbolic show of support for the ...

If Trump’s tariff policies continue to raise everyday costs while also crippling the stock market, voters will resoundingly reject Republicans next fall.

The US president, once again, attacked the independent head of the United States' central bank, accusing him of not lowering ...

Equities mostly rose Tuesday as some stability returned to markets after ... Traders gave a muted reaction to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remarks Monday that a China-US deal could be ...

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 ...

US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Sunday said that tariff exemption on electronics were temporary and new duties wo ...