Trump's US Treasury Pick Says Question of Debt Limit Repeal Is 'Nuanced'
(Reuters) - 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 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.
Trump's Treasury Secretary pick to face big questions at confirmation hearing
Trump Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent faces a Senate panel on Thursday and can expect grilling from a Democratic watchdog of Wall Street.
Trump's choice for treasury secretary questioned on the economy
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, was pressed about Trump's economic plans at his Senate confirmation hearing. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports.
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
Trump Treasury Pick Says China’s Economy Is in Recession
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, described the world’s No. 2 economy as being in a recession, if not a depression.
Chinese hackers breach US treasury systems, access secretary Janet Yellen’s computer: Report
In the latest instance of a high-profile cybersecurity breach, Chinese state-sponsored hackers accessed hundreds of US ...
Chinese hackers accessed Yellen's computer in US Treasury breach, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's computer was hacked and unclassified files were accessed as part of a broader breach ...
China-linked hackers accessed over 400 US Treasury computers
The US Treasury Department announced in a letter back in December that it had been the victim of a security breach, ...
US Home Insurance Costs Rose More Steeply in Areas of Climate Risk, US Treasury Dept Study Finds
WASHINGTON - Homeowners in areas most at risk of damage from hurricanes, wildfires and other climate perils pay far more for ...
US steps up Russia sanctions, placing threat of more sanctions on businesses partnering with Russia
The U.S. Treasury Department is expanding the web of sanctions on companies and institutions supporting Russia’s war efforts ...
US Treasury reports record $711 billion budget deficit for first months of 2025
The $711 billion October-December deficit was $201 billion higher than the $510 billion deficit in the same period a year ...
More alleged Chinese intrusions into the US Treasury revealed
In a separate recent attack, Chinese group Salt Typhoon allegedly breached 9 major telecommunications firms in a huge ...
Trump's treasury nominee turns tables on Sanders in testy exchange about Biden's 'oligarchy' comments
Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Treasury Department, went head to head with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., over whether the U.S. is headed toward an oligarchy.
Job of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large
The Department of Homeland Security’s massive bureaucracy has many critical national security functions and spends billions ...
US home insurance costs more expensive in areas of climate risk, study finds
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON -Homeowners in areas most at risk of damage from hurricanes, wildfires and other climate perils ...