Trump picked Scott Bessent for Treasury despite ties to Democratic megadonor George Soros
Before he was chosen to be President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, and before he founded his hedge fund, Scott ...
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Donald Trump should take Scott Bessent’s advice
Centrally planned economies always fail. This was the case made by renowned hedge fund manager and future Donald Trump treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent in a June speech to the Manhattan ...
Bessent: We're In The Middle Of A Bretton Woods Realignment, "I'd Like To Be Part Of It"
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, in an interview on the 'Capital ...
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What Trump’s appointment of a Soros protege tells us about the right’s real priorities
President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of George Soros protege Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury illustrates the right's ...
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Scott Bessent May Rue the Day He Became U.S. Treasury Secretary
Trump's nominee to run the Treasury faces a tall order—dealing with mounting debt, implementing an aggressive tariff regime, ...
Trump’s Tariff Message: I’m in Charge of the Economic Agenda
The president-elect’s market-friendly appointments to Treasury and other agencies brought relief to investors. The trade ...
Trump Treasury Nominee’s Oil Math Doesn’t Add Up
Boosting energy production is easier said than done, and the effect on the government deficit isn’t clear either.
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 ...
The total wealth of Trump’s cabinet is $340 billion — more than the GDP of 169 countries
Donald Trump’s campaign pledged to be a champion for working class Americans. His incoming administration is stuffed with ...
Wall Street veteran Scott Bessent nominated to be Trump's treasurer - and he couldn't be more different from Rachel Reeves!
Bessent (pictured), who campaigned for Trump's election and was a donor to his campaign, has expertise on making the right ...
GASP! A Trump Hanger-On May Have Acted in His Own Financial Interest Rather Than in the Public’s.
While President-elect Donald Trump has announced most of his major nominations, we’re only beginning to learn about the knife ...
Top Trump aide accused of asking Cabinet hopefuls for $100,000 in exchange for promotions
A top aide to Donald Trump has been accused of asking Cabinet hopefuls for $100,000 in exchange for promotions.