What To Know About Scott Bessent: Potential Trump Treasury Pick Founded Key Square Hedge Fund
A former executive at Democratic megadonor George Soros’ hedge fund, Bessent is some Trump advisors’ favored choice for ...
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What To Know About Scott Bessent: Pro-Tariff Potential Trump Treasury Pick (As Kudlow Now Out)
A South Carolina native and 1984 graduate of Yale University, the 62-year-old Bessent is the founder of the hedge fund Key Square Management, which had less than $600 million in assets under ...
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Elon Musk wants Trump to disrupt Wall Street with his Treasury pick
Scott Bessent, the founder of capital management firm Key Square, has been widely viewed as the frontrunner for the job. “My view fwiw is that Bessent is a business-as-usual choice, whereas @ ...
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These 2 men are the front-runners to be Trump’s new Treasury secretary
Trump has reportedly narrowed his list to Scott Bessent, founder of Key Square Group, and Howard Lutnick, chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald. Both spent millions to reelect Trump, have played ...
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Fox Host Kudlow Decides Not to Join Trump’s Cabinet
Dan Ladden-Hall Besides Bessent, founder of investment firm Key Square Capital Management, Trump is also considering Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. trade rep during his first term, and asset ...
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Trump's Treasury secretary pick: Bessent or Lutnick? Support for tariffs looks key.
To be sure, Bessent, the founder and CEO of Key Square Capital Management, also has offered some support for tariffs. He said in an Economist column last month that "broad-based tariffs" will be ...
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Trump's potential Treasury pick gives vision for economy: Get ready for 'golden age'
Though he’s previously made a name for himself on Wall Street working for billionaire Democrat megadonor George Soros, Key Square Capital Management CEO and founder Scott Bessent is ready to ...