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Bessent Steps Up Criticism of Fed as Auditions for Chair Intensify
The Treasury secretary is breaking with tradition in publicly assailing the central bank’s policies as President Trump looks ...
Can Trump tap Bessent to head the Fed and the Treasury at the same time? Here’s what the law says.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is among the contenders to head the Federal Reserve. Can President Donald Trump have him do ...
Bessent on becoming Fed chair: ‘I will do what the president wants’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday he’d be open to replacing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as President Trump ...
Who will be the next Jerome Powell? Here's a look at the top contenders
President Trump accelerates search for Powell’s Fed chair replacement, eyeing Bessent, Bowman, and others amid controversial ...
John Tamny: Federal Reserve Independence Is a Myth
Tuesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Andrew Walworth spoke to RealClear Markets editor John Tamny about his recent piece ...
Opinion
Dear Trump… Nobody can glower American interest rates down
Instead of ranting about the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy or making unrealistic debt issuance plans, the administration should exercise pragmatic options. Begin with fiscal prudence, a big ...
Treasury Sec. Bessent on potential to serve as next Federal Reserve chair
U.S Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins 'Squawk on the Street' for a sweeping interview on President Trump's budget bill, ...
Bessent teases new Aug. 1 deadline for tariffs, says Fed chair can’t cut rates like Trump wants
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that the Trump administration is now eyeing Aug. 1 as the date to slap the ...
A look at who is in the running to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Tensions between Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Trump have intensified over the central bank’s interest rate decisions and ...
Scott Bessent Ready to Take New Job If That’s ‘What Trump Wants’
The Treasury secretary is one of several names rumored as possible replacements for the chair of the Federal Reserve.
Scott Bessent says Fed could cut rates by September or 'sooner'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday night that he thinks the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates by September ...
Bessent Says Fed ‘A Little Off,’ Flags Signal From Two-Year Rate
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned Federal Reserve policymakers’ judgment on interest rates, reiterating his view ...