Trump’s Treasury pick and former Soros money manager Scott Bessent’s hedge fund reaped windfall during 2022 downturn
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary operates a hedge fund that reaped a massive windfall two years ago — even as global markets sagged.
Trump selects Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary
Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.
Trump’s Treasury pick boosts stock market
Now is one of the stronger times of the year for stocks. pic.twitter.com/Hh4kA7xx6V — Ryan Detrick, CMT (@RyanDetrick) November 26, 2024 The stock market rallied on Monday as investors reacted positively to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary.
Gay MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart said he’s ‘conflicted’ by Trump move to pick Scott Bessent for Treasury
Jonathan Capehart is a Washington Post opinion writer who moonlights as host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” on Comcast-owned MSNBC.
Trump picked Scott Bessent for Treasury despite ties to Democratic megadonor George Soros
In 1992, Bessent helped Soros pull off the firm’s greatest trade: shorting the British pound. The British government was part of the European Union at the time, and its central bank—the Bank of England—had committed to keeping the value of the pound within a strict range alongside other European currencies,
Bessent: We're In The Middle Of A Bretton Woods Realignment, "I'd Like To Be Part Of It"
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of the Treasury, in an interview on the 'Capital ...
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What To Know About Scott Bessent: Trump’s Pro-Tariff Treasury Pick
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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What Trump's pick for Treasury secretary could mean for global markets
Strategists regard hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, founder of Connecticut-based investment firm Key Square Group, as a "safe pair of hands." It is expected the 62-year-old will push for Trump to ...
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Exclusive-Fund manager Bessent scores double on Trump victory
His Key Square Capital Management put on bets that U.S. stocks and the dollar would gain, helping earn a double-digit percentage profit so far in 2024, with November as its best month, according ...
Five key races not certified by North Carolina election board
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