Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ambitious economic agenda.
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary
Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key economic issues.
Scott Bessent Is Sworn In as 79th US Treasury Secretary
Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical to President Donald Trump’s sweeping economic agenda.
Scott Bessent, hedge fund billionaire, is Trump's treasury secretary
Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent was confirmed in a 68-29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and sworn in on Tuesday.
Billionaire financier Bessent confirmed as Trump's treasury chief
Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday to become US Treasury secretary, placing him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump's economic agenda -- which is already triggering global jitters.
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