A Jan. 27 Threads post (direct link, archive link) appears to show an X post from Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “As Treasury Secretary, I’m committed to eliminating income taxes ...

Scott Bessent, who was confirmed as Treasury secretary last week, has been named acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Bessent replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a consumer watchdog agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Elon Musk wants to “delete” it.

1991-2000 - Managing partner of Soros Fund Management in London. 2000-2005 - Establishes and runs his own hedge fund, Bessent Capital. 2006-2010 - Adjunct professor at Yale University. 2007-2010 ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he’s confident US consumer price increases will slow over the course of the year after ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in Fed Chair Jerome Powell, breaking from ...

The plane Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was traveling on from Kyiv, Ukraine, made a stop at the western Ireland airport to refuel. While there, Bessent signed the welcome book, writing ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got nothing to do with the Federal Reserve. Bessent, in two interviews this ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday signaled that the White House wants Trump's tax cut package from 2017 to be extended permanently before their expiration this year, rather than a ...