The Latest Breaking News from Scott Bessent

Tom Krause, a former executive involved in Elon Musk's DOGE, is the new financial assistant secretary at the Treasury

The US president hopes tariffs will help close the huge trade gap by potentially pressuring Beijing into a new deal

Senate Democrats demand meeting with Treasury Secretary over Elon Musk's access to federal payment systems, raising concerns and prompting alarm among offi...

The federal judge in Massachusetts ordered a temporary injunction on the plan's deadline -- midnight Thursday -- given by Musk for the country's more than two million government employees. The offer was to quit with eight months' pay or risk being fired in future culls.

Stocks surged late but the major indexes closed mixed as the search for market leadership continues.

U.S. Treasury sanctions network aiding Iranian oil shipments to China, targeting individuals and entities.

Scott Bessent said the president is instead focused on 10-year Treasury Bond yields.

Stocks end mixed as Amazon reports fourth-quarter results

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.05%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are down -0.08% this morning as investors awaited a new round of U.S. economic data, remarks from Federal Reserve officials, and an earnings report from “Magnificent Seven” member Amazon.