Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed the U.S. credit downgrade as a "lagging indicator" of economic and fiscal ...

"So, if we were to give too much certainty to the other countries, then they would play us in the negotiations," Bessent said ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" after Moody downgraded the United ...

After speaking with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent echoes President Trump, saying Walmart will need to absorb some of the president’s tariffs. The retailer had warned that ...

Bessent told CNN's "State of the Union" May 18 that he spoke with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon the day before, when Trump told the company on Truth Social that they should "' EAT THE TARIFFS ," and not ...

Treasury Secretary Bessent told NBC that if nations don't want to negotiate with the US, then their tariffs will "spring back ...

Japan’s Finance Minister said he’s arranging a bilateral meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week to ...

There are 18 “important” trading partners that the United States is most focused on solidifying deals with, Bessent said. He did not say how quickly tariff rates could revert to “reciprocal” rates.

Read Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's opening statement from testimony during a Financial Services Hearing on Wednesday: TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT: I’m grateful to join you today. At the IMF ...

An alumnus of the first Trump White House assessed that of Trump’s Cabinet, Bessent seems to be the “most serious person in ...

The U.S. and China on Sunday resumed crucial tariff talks that have put the global economy on edge, but appeared to have ...

Lawmakers have until August to address the debt ceiling or the US could default on its obligations for the first time ever, ...