Bessent in Focus for US Treasury Secretary

Quest To Be Trump’s Treasury Pick Heats Up Between Bessent, Lutnick
The jockeying for Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary is spilling into public view, as Scott Bessent racks up key endorsements and the president-elect’s transition co-chair Howard Lutnick makes a play for the job himself.
Scott Bessent of Charleston on Trump's shortlist for US Treasury secretary. Who is he?
Charleston philanthropist Scott Bessent has emerged as the leading candidate to lead U.S. monetary policy under incoming President Donald Trump. Who is he?
Polymarket users are betting on Scott Bessent to be Trump’s treasury secretary
The prediction market Polymarket had Donald Trump favored to win the presidential election, and then he became the president-elect, again. Now people are betting on who will be his pick for secretary of the U.
Bessent in Focus for US Treasury Secretary After Paulson Exits Race
Bessent attended Yale College and considered journalism but, after graduating in 1984 with a degree in political science, took an internship on Wall Street. He later worked for no
John Paulson Drops Out of Running to Become Trump Treasury Secretary
The veteran investor says his ‘complex financial obligations’ would prevent him from joining the administration.
Key Advisers to Trump Back Bessent for Treasury Secretary
Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s key advisers are backing Scott Bessent, who runs macro hedge fund Key Square Group, as the best choice to serve as Treasury secretary, people familiar with the matter said.
Full List of Democrats Who Voted for Bill That Gives Trump Admin More Power
Dozens of Democrats voted in favor of a bill that would give the Treasury secretary power to designate nonprofits "terrorist ...
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Treasury issues final rule expanding CFIUS coverage of real estate transactions around 60+ military installations
The Biden-Harris Administration will continue to use our strong investment screening tools to advance America’s national security and protect our military installations from external threats,” said ...
Controversial investor John Paulson says no to U.S. Treasury secretary job for Trump
Billionaire financier John Paulson has declined a likely appointment as U.S Treasury Secretary by President-elect Donald ...
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Treasury expands foreign land purchase oversight
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a final rule that significantly expands its ability to review real estate transactions by ...
Stock Market Today: Dow futures tread water as Treasury yields hold near 4-month highs ahead of Powell speech
Cisco Systems shares are down 4% despite the networking company giving an upbeat forecast for its current quarter as product ...
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5 components of Treasury Department’s National Strategy for Financial Inclusion
Last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a new project dubbed the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion in ...
10-year Treasury yield inches higher as investors await economic data, Fed speeches
Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors monitored a fresh batch of economic data and a flurry of speeches from Federal ...
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Treasury to expand oversight of foreign entities' property purchases near military bases
The Treasury Department worked with the U.S. Department of Defense on the rule, which gives the Committee on Foreign ...
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Up and Running – Treasury Publishes Final Rules for Outbound Investment Security Program
Following years of development, on October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a final rule establishing its outbound ...
Trump transition live updates: Battle unfolding for treasury secretary
Trump has wasted no time in moving to assemble his team for a second term in the White House -- naming Susie Wiles as his ...