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Ahead of Jerome Powell's speech, treasury secretary Bessent calls for review of ‘entire’ Federal Reserve
Ahead of US Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s scheduled speech, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for a comprehensive ...
Trump admin live updates: Bessent calls for review of Federal Reserve
President Donald Trump is scheduled on Monday to host Vice President JD Vance for lunch at the White House. The president ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent Warns Fed's Independence at Risk Over Mandate Creep
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that the Federal Reserves independence on monetary policy is under threat due to ...
US Treasury Secretary: Fed needs to be examined as an institution
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has expressed a need to examine the performance of the Federal Reserve, which has ...
Scott Bessent floats examination of US Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve last cut its key benchmark interest rate in December, reducing it by 0.25 percentage points to a target ...
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US Treasury’s Bessent calls for review of Fed non-monetary policy operations
WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Federal Reserve’s vital independence on monetary policy is ...
US Treasury chief calls for Fed 'internal review'
The remark came in response to being asked about firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Bessent eyes government review of Federal Reserve as Trump weighs firing Powell
An examination of the Fed is necessary to determine why members have proved unable to “break out of a certain mindset,” Bessent said.
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Scott Bessent urges Fed self-audit, questions $100 billion losses, expanding role
White House and administration officials have accused Powell of mismanaging a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Fed, ...
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 ...
Bessent calls on Fed to do comprehensive review of its mission
The Trump administration has been turning up the heat on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who has held interest rates steady this ...
Bessent Made Case Against Firing Powell, Report Says
President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on Jerome Powell last week–but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent came to the Federal Reserve chair's defense, The Wall Street Journal reported. Bessent in ...