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Bessent tamps down Powell threats
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Calls for ‘Internal Review’ of Federal Reserve As Pressure on Jerome Powell Mounts
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling for a review of the central bank's operations as Federal Reserve Chair ...
Bessent Says Powell Should Finish Out Term if He Wants
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should finish out his term ...
Bessent says Powell doesn't need to resign but should conduct internal review
There have been no indications from Powell that he plans to step down despite a barrage of criticism from the Trump ...
FACTBOX The five female Fed presidents who may have been on Bessent's mind
One of the Federal Reserve's five female regional bank presidents could replace U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell, ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Powell calls for 'safe, sound' U.S. bank system as Bessent shows vague support
U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke of a need to maintain a "safe, sound and efficient" U.S. banking system while Treasury ...
Trump declines to say Powell should quit. 'He's going to be out pretty soon anyway.'
President Donald Trump kept up his criticism of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Tuesday but stopped short of saying he should resign. Asked during an Oval Office appearance with Philippine ...