Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that President Donald Trump’s global tariff, currently at 10%, is slated to rise to 15% “sometime this week.” In an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box” on Wednesday,

The U.S. dollar index, which tracks the American greenback against a basket of foreign peers, rose 0.4% on Wednesday following Bessent's comments. The index on Tuesday saw its biggest one-day slide since April and fell to its lowest level since 2022.

In an interview with Fox News' Will Cain, the US Treasury Secretary spoke about his past ties with investor George Soros and how the relationship changed since Donald Trump came to power

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once again emphasised that the US had given 'permission' to Indian to buy Russian oil amid the ongoing Iran war.

The following is the transcript of the interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Dec. 7, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning and welcome to 'Face The Nation.' We have a lot of news to get to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that inflation is “up because of the service economy” and has “nothing to do with tariffs ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Olympic skier Eileen Gu "sold out" to China, comparing the American-born athlete to billionaire George Soros during Fox News interview.

Also on Friday, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that Washington's decision on issuing a 30-day waiver to India to purchase certain Russian oil supplies is part of "short-term measures" aimed at keeping global oil prices under control amid supply pressures linked to tensions in the Middle East.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends President Trump’s calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland amid concerns from European allies ...