Trump's Treasury pick Bessent says heavier Russia sanctions coming, no reason for digital currency
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary testified Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee.
Watch: Scott Bessent testifies at secretary of the treasury confirmation hearing
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are set to question Scott Bessent’s stance on taxes, tariffs, trade and other issues during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.
Trump readies massive shift in U.S. economy on eve of inauguration
The incoming president and his Republican allies are beginning to plot out major changes to federal taxes and spending as ...
Yellen says Treasury will use ‘extraordinary measures’ on Jan. 21 to prevent hitting debt ceiling
In one of her last acts as Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen says her agency will start taking “extraordinary measures,” or ...
Progressives are frustrated by Biden's final-days warning of billionaire influence
The Democratic Party's left wing is responding to President Joe Biden's strong words about the possibility of an American ...
The ‘Trump bump’ has survived tariff announcements—but will it survive the good, the bad, and the unknown in his cabinet?
Trump's picks fit into three groups: the fortifiers (the good), the detractors (the bad), and the mercurial influencers who ...
Who's in Donald Trump's new administration? A snapshot of age, race and gender
Sixteen women. Twelve TV and news media personalities. Ten immigrants. A former NFL football player. These are among the ...
The market’s data king says politics trumps economics
Jens Nordvig built his macro research firm on sourcing and crunching data. He’s detecting profound shifts in behaviour as ...