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Amid calls for Powell’s ouster, Bessent says Fed chief should serve out his term

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent offered support for Jerome Powell amid regular attacks from Trump administration officials, ...

Bessent says Fed needs exhaustive review of non-monetary policy operations

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday called on the Federal Reserve to conduct an exhaustive review of its ...
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Scott Bessent Swats Down Jonathan Lemire’s Gotcha Questions On Fed Chair

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire’s negatively framed questions on Wednesday about ...

Powell to leave Fed chair in May, nominee announcement expected in December or January: Secretary Bessent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent breaks down President Donald Trump’s trade deals, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell ...

Bessent says Fed forecasts 'politically biased'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday suggested without evidence that the Federal Reserve's widely followed ...

Scott Bessent backs Jerome Powell: 'There's nothing that tells me he should step down right now’

Amid tensions with the White House, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent backed Fed Chair Jerome Powell, saying there's no need ...

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 ...

Treasury Secretary Bessent bashes Fed 'fear mongering' over tariffs and says central bank should be reviewed

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on the latest Fed drama, pointing to the "fear-mongering" around tariffs and ...