Trump, Scott Bessent and tariffs

Treasury Secretary Nominee Scott Bessent Defends Trump’s Tariffs Plan, Calls to Renew Tax Cuts
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Treasury Department does not expect the incoming president’s proposed tariffs to drive up inflation and says he is looking forward to helping extend the Trump tax cuts.
Trump's Treasury pick Bessent defended tariffs. But 'jitters' remain for markets.
Follow along with MarketWatch's live coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury secretary.
Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent defends sweeping tariffs in contentious Senate hearing
Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary repeatedly defended a range of tariff ideas during his confirmation hearing before Senate lawmakers Thursday.
Trump's Treasury secretary pick Scott Bessent testifies live before Senate on tariffs, dollar
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary testifies Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee.
Trump's US Treasury Pick Says Question of Debt Limit Repeal Is 'Nuanced'
Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Treasury Department, on Thursday said the question of eliminating the U.S. debt limit is "nuanced," but said if Trump wants to do so he will work with him and with Congress to get it done.
Trump's Treasury pick to tout "new economic golden age"
"My life has been the 'only in America' story that I am determined to preserve for future generations," he will say.
Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent says US must keep oversight of Treasuries
The United States should keep oversight of potential problems in the U.S. bond market, President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary pick Scott Bessent told Congress on Thursday, referring to Wall Street billionaire Howard Lutnick's plan to clear Treasury futures through a UK firm.
Treasury Nominee Scott Bessent Calls for a ‘New Economic Golden Age’ Under Trump
Bessent is seen as a stable, market-friendly choice to oversee the Trump economic agenda of tax cuts, import tariffs and a crackdown on immigration. He will also manage the nation
Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent Says Trump Could Bring ‘New Economic Golden Age’
Scott Bessent defended tariffs and argued for tax-cut extensions during his confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary in the Senate Finance Committee. No Democrats committed to support him on Thursday,
Trump treasury pick: Extending Trump tax cuts 'single most important economic issue'
TRUMP TELLS EU TO BUY MORE AMERICAN-MADE OIL AND GAS OR FACE 'TARIFFS ALL THE WAY' Trump’s economic plan includes extending the 2017 tax cuts and imposing tariffs ranging from 1
Donald Trump’s Treasury pick says unwinding tax cuts would spark ‘economic calamity’
Scott Bessent also tells US senators in heated confirmation hearing that he backs tougher sanctions on Russian oil
Bessent defends tariffs in part by saying dollar will gain, but there's skepticism over that
When asked to defend Trump's tariff plans, Bessent said in part that the U.S. dollar could appreciate by 4% in response to a ...
Bessent: Carbon tariffs could be part of an overall tariff program
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, told U.S. senators on Thursday he is ...
Bessent: China Will Cut Prices In Response To Tariffs So They Can Continue To "Export Their Way Out Of Economic Malaise"
Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden, during his confirmation hearing to serve as Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, he believes ...
Treasury secretary nominee Bessent favors tax cuts, China tariffs, Russia sanctions
Hedge fund executive Scott Bessent will face a Senate confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary on Thursday, which could ...
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Treasury Nominee Bessent Defends Trump Policies in Testimony; Promises to Press China to Resume Ag Purchases in Phase 1 Agreement
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent outlined a three-pronged approach to tariffs during his Senate testimony this week, ...
Bessent: Three Reasons To Use Tariffs; Remedy Unfair Trade, Raise Revenue, Influence Negotiations
Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed three ways the U.S. could use tariffs during his confirmation hearing Thursday: BESSENT: The American people should think about ...
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Trump Treasury nominee appears open to carbon tariffs
Scott Bessent called carbon tariffs against the Chinese an “interesting idea” but balked at the idea of a “clean energy race.
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 ...
Dollar treads water ahead of CPI, tariffs remain in focus
The dollar weakened against the euro on Tuesday but stayed near its highest level in more than two years as ...