Scott Bessent's rise through finance to the US Treasury
Investor Scott Bessent has spent his career in finance, working for macro investment billionaire George Soros and noted short seller Jim Chanos, as well as running his own hedge fund.
Trump to nominate Scott Bessent as treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected investor Scott Bessent as his nominee for Treasury secretary, putting forth a campaign trail partner and early frontrunner for the job after a long and contentious process. The contest for Treasury secretary has emerged as a key stumbling block in Donald Trump's presidential transition period.
What to know about Scott Bessent, Trump's pick for Treasury secretary
From his years working for George Soros to his role as a key economic advisor to Trump, Bessent has extensive if contradictory Wall Street experience.
Trump says he will nominate former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department
WASHINGTON -- Trump says he will nominate former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department.
Scott Bessent, a former Soros money manager, is Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Treasury
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he'll nominate former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary.
Trump taps hedge fund manager Bessent to lead Treasury
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager and major Trump fundraiser, to be his next Treasury secretary, people familiar with the decision said. Bessent, who has been among Trump’s biggest allies on Wall Street,
Trump Taps Scott Bessent for Treasury, Capping Long Drama Over Choice
Bessent will also inherit the role carved out by Yellen to lead the Group of Seven wealthy democracies in providing tens of billions of dollars in economic support for Ukraine in
Does China face a currency war as Trump taps Soros protégé Bessent for Treasury chief?
China may be under pressure to let its currency appreciate and should reduce reliance on the US market, Chinese analysts said, after a former protege of billionaire George Soros was tapped to become Washington's top economic official.
Trump Nominates Hedge Fund Chief Bessent to Lead US Treasury
President-elect Donald Trump said he is nominating Scott Bessent, who runs macro hedge fund Key Square Group, as the next US Treasury Secretary, enlisting a key adviser to manage the sweeping economic agenda he has vowed to enact in a second term.
Trump chooses former Soros money manager Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former George Soros money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary
Trump Taps Investor Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary
The hedge fund manager will be responsible for steering President-elect Donald J. Trump’s unconventional economic agenda.
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