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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 ...
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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 ...
How Bessent Made the Case to Trump Against Firing Fed Chair Powell
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the president that ousting Jerome Powell entailed risks, including possible effects on ...
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 interest rates.
US Treasury's Bessent says good tariff deal with Japan still possible
A mutually beneficial U.S.-Japan tariff agreement is still possible, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday after ...
Scott Bessent’s Borrowing Plans: Should America Grab a Teaser Rate?
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Scott Bessent confirms moves to replace Jerome Powell are under way: ‘There’s a formal process that’s already starting’
The Treasury secretary also stated his preference that Powell step down from the Fed entirely when his term ends.
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Scott Bessent Takes Premature Victory Lap on Tariff Revenues
Bessent's victory lap on tariff revenues was premature. And so are hopes that the trade war won't damage commerce and the U.S. economy.