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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 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 ...
Scott Bessent values ‘market-based indicators’ over Powell influence
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s economic analysis and claimed Bessent ...
Next Fed leader may struggle to deliver the rate cuts Trump wants, watchers say
Some investors have staked out positions in futures markets that will profit if interest rates drop immediately after Jerome ...
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Are Jerome Powell’s Days as Federal Reserve Chair Numbered?
Jerome Powell’s cautious rate policy sparks fierce criticism and succession talks, putting his Fed Chair tenure under ...
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 ...
Trump admin has ‘lot of good candidates’ to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell: Bessent
If they want to make a mistake here and not cut, that’s fine,” Bessent told CNBC, insisting that tariffs imposed by Trump ...
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 ...
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 talks Fed succession options as Trump sends note to Powell
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday outlined the options to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as his boss ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent tiptoes around Trump's plans for new Fed chair
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he "will go where the president thinks" he's "best suited" to serve, as calls grow for ...
Trump administration will focus on Fed chair replacement in fall, Bessent says
The Trump administration will focus on finding a replacement for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this fall, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday, adding that officials ...