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Center for Renewing America CEO Eric Teetsel weighs in on the Trump administration's intensifying conflict with the Federal Reserve and their upcoming court battle against Harvard University.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blasted former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in response to her criticizing the Trump administration’s economic and
President Donald Trump on Sunday disputed a Wall Street Journal story alleging that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged him to avoid firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell partly over concerns about the impact of his potential removal on the U.S. economy, declaring that he knows “better than anybody what’s good for the Market.”
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Federal Reserve's vital independence on monetary policy is threatened by its "mandate creep" into non-policy areas and he called on the U.S. central bank to conduct an exhaustive review of those operations.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on the latest Fed drama, pointing to the "fear-mongering" around tariffs and the potential for higher inflation.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post Monday that there should be a review of the decision to renovate parts of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington.
The Treasury secretary and Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick both seem to view Aug. 1’s steep tariffs as added leverage in talks that will continue past that date.
The Trump administration ramped up its criticism of the central bank, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling for a review of the "entire Federal Reserve institution." "I think that what we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful,
Good morning. The US Treasury secretary calls for a review of the Federal Reserve’s renovation of its headquarters. The Bank of England is said to be considering shelving plans for a digital pound. And Victoria Beckham’s fashion company is on the road to profitability.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday called for deeper reforms of what he called an antiquated financial regulatory system and said regulators should consider scrapping a "flawed," Biden-era proposal for a dual capital requirement structure for banks.