Secy. Bessent shrugs off Trump’s attacks on Fed Chair Powell
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire’s negatively framed questions on Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s stance against
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Cryptopolitan on MSNUS bond market surges after Scott Bessent said Powell isn’t going anywhere
The bond market shook off its panic and pushed upward on Wednesday after Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, told everyone that Jerome Powell is not
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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 CNBC's Squawk Box.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should finish out his term if he wants. “If he wants to see that through, I think he should. If he wants to leave early,
There have been no indications from Powell that he plans to step down despite a barrage of criticism from the Trump administration.
Tariffs won't fuel inflation, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday in a broadcast interview, adding that he thinks the Fed's "analysis of tariffs is a bit off."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is taking aim at the Federal Reserve and the rules the Fed enforces as a supervisor of big banks.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling for a full review of the Federal Reserve. This comes after President Trump's criticisms of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Semafor White House Correspondent Shelby Talcott and Financial Times columnist Gillian Tett join Katy Tur to share their reactions.