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Bessent says there's no reason for Fed chair to resign

Bessent says Powell doesn't need to resign but should conduct internal review

"Everything else that the Fed has done over the years has just grown and grown and grown, and this is what happens when you don't have oversight," he said.

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Bessent sees no reason for Powell to step down from Fed now

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Trump admin live updates: Bessent says there's no reason for Fed chair to resign

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Trump’s big fiscal dominance play

President Donald Trump wants Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to consider the cost of the government’s ballooning debt service payments when the central bank meets later this month.

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Powell calls for 'safe, sound' U.S. bank system as Bessent shows vague support

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White House Keeps Pressure on Powell Over Rate Cuts and Renovations

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Trump's Fed attacks puncture veneer of central bank independence

The index, in which 0 is no independence and 1 is total independence, shows the US scoring 0.61.

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Stock Market Today: U.S. Reaches New Trade Pacts; Bessent Sees No Reason for Powell to Leave

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Trump officials to visit Fed amid renovation probe, Semafor reports

Bessent, China

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Bessent says Aug. 12 China tariff deadline likely to be extended, talks planned in Stockholm

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is likely to hash out an extension of President Donald Trump's upcoming trade deadline with China.

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Bessent says he will meet Chinese officials, discuss tariff deadline extension

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China Tariff Deal ‘Likely’ Will Be Extended, Bessent Says—But Others Will Still Take Effect Aug. 1

Bessent eyes government review of Federal Reserve

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for thorough review of Federal Reserve: 'Why has this happened?'

Center for Renewing America CEO Eric Teetsel weighs in on the Trump administration's intensifying conflict with the Federal Reserve and their upcoming court battle against Harvard University.

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Bessent Calls for Review of Federal Reserve

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Bessent: We Need To Reconsider The Entire Institution Of The Federal Reserve

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US Treasury's Bessent says Federal Reserve needs to be examined as an institution

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said the entire Federal Reserve needed to be examined as an institution and whether it had been successful.

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Market Voices: Bessent on Fed, Stellantis, Ryanair-Boeing, Alaska Air

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US Treasury Chief Calls For Fed 'Internal Review'

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Bessent backs Fed independence on rates amid Trump criticism

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the monetary independence of the Federal Reserve o after getting caught in the crossfire between President Trump and the Wall Street Journal. Bessent said

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Scott Bessent turns up the heat on the Fed, demands probe as Powell’s future hangs in balance

"What we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful," Bessent told CNBC's Squawk Box.

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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 administration’s economic and

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Trump vs Jerome Powell: Scott Bessent softens tone; suggests Fed chief 'shouldn’t step down right now’

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell need not resign. This statement comes after Bessent called for a r

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Summers Says Bessent Right to Question Fed on ‘Overreach’

Lawrence Summers backed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s questioning of the Federal Reserve’s non-monetary policy activities, saying that there were some areas that are distinct from the broader issue of central bank independence.

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Sec. Scott Bessent urges European allies to join the US in implementing tariffs on Russia

Bessent has called upon European allies to join the U.S. in implementing secondary tariffs on Russia should they fail to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine

'Trade's In a Very Good Place With China,' Says Treasury Secretary Bessent

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he would soon meet top Chinese officials to extend the two countries' trade truce. “China, that deal expires on Aug. 12 and I’m going to be in Stockholm on M