Bessent backs Fed independence on rates
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China, Scott Bessent and Stockholm
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"What we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful," Bessent told CNBC's Squawk Box.
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Stocktwits on MSNLarry Summers Reportedly Backs Scott Bessent, Says Treasury Secretary Right To Question Fed’s OverreachLarry Summers on Tuesday reportedly backed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the topic of the Federal Reserve’s “overreach” in the non-monetary activities of the central bank. In an interview with Bloomberg,
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blasted former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in response to her criticizing the Trump administration’s economic and
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Daily Express US on MSNSec. Scott Bessent urges European allies to join the US in implementing tariffs on RussiaBessent has called upon European allies to join the U.S. in implementing secondary tariffs on Russia should they fail to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he would soon meet top Chinese officials to extend the two countries' trade truce. “China, that deal expires on Aug. 12 and I’m going to be in Stockholm on M
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.”
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Korea Joongang Daily on MSNU.S. more concerned with getting 'high-quality' trade deals than meeting Aug. 1 deadline: BessentU.S. President Donald Trump's administration is more concerned with getting "high-quality" deals with trading partners rather than meeting the Aug. 1 negotiation deadline, the treasury secretary said Monday,