Scott Bessent ran George Soros's London office during the trade that broke the Bank of England

Before Scott Bessent defended the U.S. Treasury, he made a fortune betting against governments. Learn the role Bessent played ...
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The old Scott Bessent would be calling Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s bluff

Scott Bessent wants to be seen as the sophisticated market veteran behind a president who treats economic policy as an ...

“I Am the House Now”: 34 Years Ago, Bessent Helped Soros “Break the Bank of England.” Now He’s Daring Traders to Bet Against the Yen.

Scott Bessent made his name helping George Soros destroy a central bank that tried to hold an artificial currency peg. Now he is sitting in that same seat, daring traders to bet against him on the yen ...
The New Yorker

The Humbling of Scott Bessent

You’re reading The Financial Page, John Cassidy’s weekly column on economics and politics. Before becoming Treasury Secretary when Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, Scott Bessent had ...
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Stanley Druckenmiller leads doubters who think Bessent's bond ploys will fail

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller cast doubt on whether the Treasury Department's recent bond market maneuvers will be successful. In a published op-ed, Druckenmiller said Treasury Secretary ...