The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new administration’s top financial job as President Donald Trump forges ahead on an ambitious economic agenda.

Scott Bessent has been confirmed as US Treasury Secretary, advocating for universal tariffs starting at 2.5%. He aims to eliminate taxes, implement a consumption tax, and adopt a gold-backed currency,

The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to become the next Treasury secretary and enact the Trump administration's economic agenda of tax cuts and tariffs.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary.

(TNND) — The senate plans to vote on the confirmation of Scott Bessent as treasury secretary on Monday evening.

Scott Bessent, a Wall Street veteran who was born and raised in South Carolina, has defended the Republican president Donald Trump's tax-cutting and tariff proposals while urging efforts to secure supply chains and the dollar's global status.

Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing $4 trillion tax hike” on Americans by year’s end — was

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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.

Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key economic issues.

The Senate voted to confirm investor and billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury