The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.

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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary under Trump, facing tax issues and economic challenges, including tariffs and debt.

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Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump’s tax cuts

The U.S. Senate has confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary. Bessent has said the U.S. faces economic calamity if Congress does not renew key provisions

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Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump's tax cuts

A majority of the U.S. Senate on Monday backed President Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary and thus a leading voice in managing the country's economic, fiscal and sanctions policies, as voting continued.

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Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent won Senate approval Monday to become US Treasury secretary, placing him at the forefront of implementing Donald Trump's economic agenda -- which is already triggering global jitters. Bessent, a Wall Street veteran who was born and raised in South Carolina, has defended the Republican president's tax cutting and tariff proposals while urging efforts to secure supply chains and the dollar's global statu…

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Billionaire Financier Scott Bessent Confirmed As Donald Trump's Treasury Chief

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.

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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Monday backed President Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary and thus a leading voice in managing the country's economic, fiscal and sanctions policies, as voting continued. Read full story

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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.

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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

The Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary in the Trump administration, making him the highest-ranking openly gay government official in U.S. history.

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Senate confirms billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

Bessent will face the challenge of balancing the proposed tax cut while seeking to contain the budget deficit

Bessent terá como desafio equilibrar a proposta de corte de impostos, enquanto busca conter o déficit orçamentário

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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Washington (CNN) — 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. The vote was 68-29. As head of the Treasury, 62-year-old Bessent faces pressure to address the federal debt limit and work with congressional Republicans to ext…

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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury secretary

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