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Scott Bessent debt plan has awkward historic echo
The US Treasury secretary expects tariffs and growth to boost government revenue, while banks and monetary innovation keep ...
South Africa brushes off Scott Bessent’s absence at G20 meeting
South Africa has downplayed the absence of US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent at a meeting of G20 finance chiefs, saying it ...
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 ...
US Treasury Secretary Bessent says ‘formal process’ for Powell successor has started, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in an interview on Bloomberg Surveillance on Tuesday, said that a "formal process" is ...
Scott Bessent confirms moves to replace Jerome Powell are under way: ‘There’s a formal process that’s already starting’
The search for the next leader of the world’s most influential central bank is officially under way, Treasury Secretary Scott ...
Scott Bessent's Borrowing Plans: Should America Grab a Teaser Rate?
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Will Bessent serve as Fed chair, Treasury secretary at the same time?
The possibility that President Trump could replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell with Treasury Department Secretary ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says ‘formal process’ to find Jerome Powell’s successor has started
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a “formal process” to find a successor for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirms search for Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s successor is underway
The Trump administration has formally begun the search for a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ...
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 ...
Bessent Suggests Powell Should Leave Fed Board in May
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should step down from the central bank ...
Who is Scott Bessent? US Treasury Secretary to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell? Here's what Donald Trump said about him
Scott Bessent, before assuming his role as the Treasury Secretary, spent his career in finance, working for macro investment billionaire George Soros and noted short seller Jim Chanos, as well as ...