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Bessent outlines the qualities he's looking for as he vets Trump's Fed shortlist

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shares what characteristics he is looking for as he interviews candidates to succeed ...

Bessent outlines Trump administration plans for tariffs, housing crisis and Fed chairman selection

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in a wide-ranging interview on 'Mornings with Maria,' weighs in on President Donald ...

Bessent: 'I didn't tell the Fed what to do.'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said his words a day before about rate cuts were just a suggestion for the ...

Fed cut seen near certain after inflation data, Bessent comments

The likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September is now seen near 100% after new data showed U.S. inflation ...
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Scott Bessent says Trump administration won’t be buying more Bitcoin

Speaking Thursday on Fox Business, Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary under President Donald Trump, made it clear that the ...

PPI report casts doubt on Bessent’s call for 50-basis-point Fed cut in September: ING

The producer-price index report released Thursday challenged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s push for a 50-basis-point ...

Inflation shocker blows apart expectations for huge Fed rate cuts

A hotter-than-expected spike in wholesale inflation is throwing buckets of ice water on the frothy expectation of a big, beautiful Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month. Treasury Secretary ...