The pushback was so fierce that Bessent backpeddled immediately, both on cable news and social media. The Trump Accounts, he told CNBC, would be a “supplement to Social Security ...

The Treasury secretary has a really strange way of convincing people it’s “ridiculous” to think the program is under threat.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is walking back comments that Trump savings accounts for newborns could be a "backdoor" to ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing heavy backlash from Democrats over a Wednesday remark in which he talked about “a ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s comments about the safety net program ventured onto the so-called third rail of American ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent added a new wrinkle to the debate over what to do about the future of Social Security, since experts have warned the social safety net will be depleted by 2033.At a ...

Despite global shifts, analysts agree the US dollar’s reserve currency status is unlikely to be replaced for decades.

Trump has previously signaled he was considering whether to fire Powell, though it is unclear if he has the legal authority ...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Jul 24) he would not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, though ...

President Donald Trump used a rare visit to the Federal Reserve on Thursday to renew his pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, ...

United States President Donald Trump arrived at the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington to tour the site of a $2.5bn ...

Trump took a tour of the US Federal Reserve Thursday as he escalates pressure on its chairman Jerome Powell over the central ...