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Scott Bessent Takes Premature Victory Lap on Tariff Revenues
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took a victory lap as his department reported an unexpected increase in receipts from ...
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Visits Japan But Skips Tariff Talks As Trump’s Aug. 1 Deadline Looms
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday but will not discuss tariffs ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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's Borrowing Plans: Should America Grab a Teaser Rate?
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Trump: Bessent an Option to Replace Fed Chair, 'But I Like the Job He's Doing'
With the unemployment rate low and inflation above the Fed's 2% target, U.S. central bank officials have been reluctant to ...
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 ...