Explore Scott Bessent's confirmation as U.S. Treasury Secretary and his plans for tax cuts, economic growth, and fiscal ...

Democrats "would prefer 'Depression' as long as it hurt the Republican Party," the president-elect wrote on his Truth Social platform.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, described the world’s No. 2 economy as being in a recession, if not a depression Scott Bessent, President-elect ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary ... citing examples of the 1930s Great Depression, World War Two and the recent COVID-19 pandemic.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits ...

The role of treasury secretary carries a great deal of significance for conducting the president's economic agenda. Treasury secretaries often lead negotiations with Congress over tax and spending ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday that the dollar should remain the world's reserve currency, the Federal Reserve should stay independent, and ...

But the Great Depression was a catastrophe ... Moreover, the Fed followed the "liquidationist" policy of then-Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, in which the central bank stands aside and lets ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump's treasury secretary ... latest news and more great videos at NewsdayTV ...

They presided over the Roaring Twenties, the Crash of 1929, the Great Depression ... As Washington’s treasury secretary, he brought shipping and financing experience—he had founded Bank ...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt promised the American people a “New Deal,” and President John F. Kennedy declared America ...