Scott Bessent

Scott Bessent

Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Japan urges G20 to stabilise markets, warns of US tariff damage

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said he would hold bilateral talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks at the White House, in Washington, US February 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Bessent says China tariffs are not sustainable as US signals willingness to de-escalate

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks at the White House, in Washington, US February 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Australia treasurer to meet US Treasury's Bessent amid push for tariff exemption

Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent speaks at a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump in Asheville, North Carolina, US August 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo

Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary

Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent speaks at a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump in Asheville, North Carolina, US August 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo

Trump taps Scott Bessent for Treasury, capping long drama over choice