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

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said market volatility doesn't matter much as the Trump administration focuses on long-term ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was asked about tariffs but pivoted to a looming government shutdown on Capitol Hill.

The Trump administration has repeatedly tried to brush off concerns that American consumers would take hits amid market chaos.

Iran is operating a ghost fleet to sell oil to China in violation of existing sanctions, which U.S. officials seek to stop ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday tried to calm investors worried that the administration would tip the economy into recession. In an interview on CNBC, Bessent said he wasn't worried about ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushed back against growing recession concerns Thursday, saying the Trump administration wanted a "smooth transition" to an economy with less government spending.

Major economic data hasn't yet begun to fully capture Trump's time in office. The Wall Street Journal is looking at a host of other indicators to try to figure out whether the U.S. might skirt a ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday 13 March that he was ready to significantly strengthen sanctions against ...