U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blamed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for prolonging the government shutdown, saying Democrats need to vote to reopen the government.

The Trump administration has moved money around to pay troops, but the financial juggling act can't go on much longer, Bessent suggested.

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The Trump administration's Treasury secretary is expecting "substantial real income increases" in the first quarter of 2026, as Scott Bessent claims an affordability crisis is now "under control."

President Trump’s tariff battle with China has hit soybean farmers particularly hard. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he feels their pain. “In case you don’t know it, I’m actually a soybean farmer.

Trump threatened once again to turn the key economic relationship between the United States and its second-biggest trading partner topsy-turvy.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comes to the rescue of hedge funds including BlackRock, Fidelity, Pimco and Discovery Capital Management, all of which bought Argentine bonds. Several fund managers share a professional past with the US official.

Finalizing a $20 billion lifeline for Argentina using taxpayers’ funds during the government shutdown was an essential action for the agency, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.