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Bessent: The Trump administration should look into the Fed’s ‘many mistakes’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday he believes the Federal Reserve system should be reviewed for potentially ...
Bessent Says ‘No Rush’ to Choose Successor to Fed’s Powell
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that there’s “no rush” to identify a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ...
Powell to leave Fed chair in May, nominee announcement expected in December or January: Secretary Bessent
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent breaks down President Donald Trump’s trade deals, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell ...
US Treasury's Bessent calls for review of Fed non-monetary policy operations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Federal Reserve's vital independence on monetary policy is threatened by its ...
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Scott Bessent Swats Down Jonathan Lemire’s Gotcha Questions On Fed Chair
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire’s negatively framed questions on Wednesday about ...
Amid calls for Powell’s ouster, Bessent says Fed chief should serve out his term
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered support for Jerome Powell amid regular attacks from Trump administration officials, ...
Trump admin live updates: Bessent says there's no reason for Fed chair to resign
This comes as President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the building renovations of the Fed building, using the project ...
Scott Bessent turns up the heat on the Fed, demands probe as Powell’s future hangs in balance
"What we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful," Bessent told ...
The five female Fed presidents who may have been on Bessent's mind
(Refiles to remove extraneous text) (Reuters) -One of the Federal Reserve's five female regional bank presidents could ...