Scott Bessent

• Japan leans on US backing, tactical silence in war on yen bears - TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japan's top monetary officials are leveraging rare U. backing in their fight against the weak yen, using tactical silence and calibrated communication to drive the currency sharply higher without resorting to large
• U.S. dollar rebounds after Bessent shuts down report of potential yen intervention - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shut down reports that the U.S. may step into the currency market.
• Trump lowered 'temperature' on Minnesota, wants to avoid shutdown: Bessent - President Donald Trump is contacting lawmakers and "urging them not to shut down the government," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC.
• All eyes are on Trump's reaction to the 'mother of all deals' between India and the EU - The trade deal is being widely seen as a strategic hedge against volatile U.S. trade policies.
• Treasury cancels Booz Allen contracts after employee leaked Trump tax records - Booze Allen employee Charles Edward Littlejohn also had leaked tax records of Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Tesla chief Elon Musk to a news outlet.
• Trump to speak at Davos as his Greenland push, tariff threats take center stage - Trump said over the weekend that he would slap tariffs on imports from eight European countries in retaliation for moving troops to Greenland.
• Scott Bessent says U.S. is unconcerned by Treasury sell-off over Greenland, calls Denmark ‘irrelevant’ - U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessant addressed reporters at a press conference at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
• Bessent says Trump's pick for the next Fed chair could happen next week - The president has whittled down the field to four candidates, Bessent told CNBC during an interview at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
• Bessent says Powell attending Supreme Court arguments on Lisa Cook is a mistake - CNBC reported that Powell plans to be present for oral arguments in a case that challenges Trump's power to remove governor Lisa Cook.
• Trump is showing the world the U.S. is 'back,' Scott Bessent tells CNBC as Greenland tensions ratchet up - President Donald Trump's bid to acquire Greenland is 'not something new,' said U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking to CNBC.