Scott Bessent

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the US Capitol as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Phot
USA

US could collect $300 billion in tariff revenue this year: US Treasury chief

Bessent, speaking to a White House cabinet meeting, said the major collections from Trump's new tariffs only started during the second quarter, when Trump implemented a near universal 10% duty...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the US Capitol as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Phot
USA

Trump complains about US-Japan trade talks as Bessent warns of higher tariffs

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks at the White House, in Washington, US February 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
USA

Trump to carry out tariff threats if nations don't negotiate in 'good faith,': Bessent

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
USA

US Treasury's Bessent to attend G7 finance meeting, focus on imbalances

Illustration of 3D-printed miniature model depicting Trump and the Chinese flag, April 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic
Global Economy

US, China agree to lower tariff levels for 90 days in major breakthrough

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal looks on as he takes part in the EU-Ukraine Association Council, in Brussels, Belgium April 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Europe

Past US aid to Ukraine not included in minerals deal: Kyiv

Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Global Economy

Japan urges G20 to stabilise markets, warns of US tariff damage

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks at the White House, in Washington, US February 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
Global Economy

Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable as US signals willingness to de-escalate

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks at the White House, in Washington, US February 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
USA

Australia treasurer to meet US Treasury's Bessent amid push for tariff exemption

Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent speaks at a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump in Asheville, North Carolina, US August 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
USA

Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary

Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent speaks at a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump in Asheville, North Carolina, US August 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
USA

Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury, capping long drama over choice