Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent played down the recent decline in the US dollar, saying it was a natural “adjustment” as ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday played down the recent weakness in the stock market, saying the White House was ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he is a big proponent of bringing Bitcoin onshore to the US and discussed the future ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made it clear on Thursday that the Trump administration isn’t concerned about stock market ...

Investors looking for Trump to use policy to stop the stock market from falling are likely to be disappointed, Bessent said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he agrees in principle with a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but he emphasised that the terms are yet to be worked out and noted ...

Describing the economy as inherited is a reference to the administration under then-President Joe Biden. Current President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20. Under Biden, the U.S. saw generally ...

With markets reeling because of volatile tariff headlines from the Trump administration, one of the president's top Cabinet members is reportedly aiming to get CEOs and investors to focus on something ...

The worry is that the whipsaw moves will either hurt the economy directly or create enough uncertainty to drive US companies and consumers into an economy-freezing paralysis. The S&P 500 is down 8% ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said government spending cuts should be considered a "detox period." ...

U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to reporters on the White House lawn on Mar. 13, 2025. Copyright 2025 The ...

Gabe Whisnant is a Breaking News Editor at Newsweek based in North Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily publications in North and South Carolina. As an executive editor ...