U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” did a little stand-up comedy act. Good job, Scott!

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is prioritising the quality of trade agreements over meeting a looming deadline, US ...

But, to hear Trump's Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, tell it, Presidents Obama and Biden were "not as economically sophisticated as President Trump." That's the same Trump who bankrupted casinos.

Gita Gopinath, the IMF’s second-in-command, is set to step down, paving the way for the Trump administration to appoint a ...

President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on Jerome Powell last week–but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent came to the Federal Reserve chair's defense, The Wall Street Journal reported. Bessent in ...

The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements than their timing, US Treasury Secretary ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the president in recent days that ousting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell entailed ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling for a full review of the Federal Reserve. This comes after President Trump's criticisms of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Semafor White House Correspondent Shelby ...

In the Middle East, Israel rejected a statement by 25 countries calling for an end to the war in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.

An examination of the Fed is necessary to determine why members have proved unable to “break out of a certain mindset,” Bessent said.

The Fed should be reviewed, citing what the Treasury secretary called “fearmongering over tariffs” despite the emergence of ...

Trump has sent letters to leaders of dozens of countries outlining the tariff levels set to begin on Aug. 1. In recent months ...