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How Bessent Made the Case to Trump Against Firing Fed Chair Powell
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the president privately in recent days that ousting Jerome Powell entailed risks, ...
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Scott Bessent Brutalizes His Biden-Era Predecessor After She Invokes China In Attempt To Get At Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blasted former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in response to her criticizing the Trump ...
Bessent tried to dissuade Trump from firing Powell: WSJ
Jerome Powell has long been a target of President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the Fed chair for not cutting ...
Trump Says Bessent Is ‘an Option’ for Fed Chair but Not His Top Choice
President Trump said Scott Bessent could potentially lead the Federal Reserve but the former hedge-fund manager wasn't his ...
Bessent drops a key line about trade deadlines that investors should pay attention to
That looming U.S.-China trade deadline? Don’t think too much about it, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is counseling ...
US trade deal with Japan remains possible, Bessent says
A U.S. trade deal with Japan is still possible, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post on Friday, ...
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 ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says don't read too much into one month's inflation data
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in an interview on Bloomberg Television, said he hasn't looked at the CPI number that's ...
Trump and George Soros have this character trait in common, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent drew a provocative comparison between his current boss, Trump and his former mentor, the ...
Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent knocks Elon Musk's new political party
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Elon Musk 's new political party, saying the world's wealthiest man wasn't a ...
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'I'm Not Gonna Answer': Scott Bessent Disrespects Senators To Their Faces As He Wipes His Glasses And Refuses To Answer Questions In Hearing
During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on June 12, 2025, Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) pressed Treasury Secretary Scott ...