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US Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

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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.

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Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary

The veteran investor will be at the center of President Trump’s efforts to cut taxes, fight inflation and impose stiff tariffs on imports.

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Scott Bessent Pushes Universal Tariff Plan as U.S. Treasury Secretary

Newly confirmed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is advocating a plan to impose universal tariffs on imports, according to the Financial Times. The proposal suggests starting tariffs at 2.5%, increasing by 2.

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Trump wants a universal tariff rate 'much bigger' than 2.5%

President Donald Trump has once again ramped up his tariff rhetoric, with traders now expecting potentially harsher tariffs to be announced in the coming days. Scott Bessent, the hedge fund manager who was confirmed as the next Treasury secretary on Monday,

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Here’s what could get more expensive if Trump enacts tariffs this week

Tomatoes, T-shirts and cars are among the vast array of goods that could become pricier if tariffs pledged by President Donald Trump go into effect.

Trump just gave his clearest picture yet of what new tariffs could look like

President Donald Trump has been talking about tariffs for so long that it feels like we know exactly what’s coming. But we kind of have no idea.

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Scott Bessent pushes gradual 2.5% universal US tariffs plan

Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for new universal tariffs on US imports to start at 2.5 per cent ...

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‘Golden age starts now’: Scott Bessent becomes Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, pushes universal 2.5% tariff plan

Scott Bessent has been confirmed as US Treasury Secretary, advocating for universal tariffs starting at 2.5%. He aims to ...

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Bessent: China Will Cut Prices In Response To Tariffs So They Can Continue To "Export Their Way Out Of Economic Malaise"

Scott Bessent told Sen. Ron Wyden, during his confirmation hearing to serve as Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, he believes ...

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Bessent: Carbon tariffs could be part of an overall tariff program

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, told U.S. senators on Thursday he is ...

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Japan to Cooperate With Bessent on Forex, Other Issues

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent will cooperate on issues ...

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DXY: Tariff concerns re-surface – OCBC

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Senate tees up final vote on Bessent nomination to lead Treasury

The Senate on Saturday voted to advance Scott Bessent’s nomination to become the next secretary of the Treasury, putting him ...

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