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Trump Considers Bessent for Fed Chair

Trump: Bessent an option to replace Fed chair, 'but I like the job he's doing'

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent could be a candidate to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but suggested that might not happen. After landing at Joint Base Andrews following a trip to Pittsburgh,

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Trump Says Bessent Is 'an Option' for Fed Chair But Not His Top Choice

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Bessent Steps Up Criticism of Fed as Auditions for Chair Intensify

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Bessent Tells Markets Not to Worry About China Tariff Deadline

“I tell market participants not to worry about Aug. 12,” Bessent said Tuesday on Bloomberg Television, referring to the end of a 90-day reprieve that was announced May 12.

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Bessent Says Formal Process to Pick Fed Chair Is Starting

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Market Voices: Bessent on China, Powell; Uber-Baidu robotaxis; Zeekr

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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 already starting to identify a potential successor to Federal Reserve Chai...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says ‘formal process’ to find Jerome Powell’s successor has started

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Scott Bessent confirms moves to replace Jerome Powell are under way: ‘There’s a formal process that’s already starting’

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Scott Bessent's Borrowing Plans: Should America Grab a Teaser Rate?

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Bessent drops a key line about trade deadlines that investors should pay attention to

That looming U.S.-China trade deadline? Don’t think too much about it, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is counseling investors.

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Bessent no-show, BRICS tensions set to cast shadow over Durban G20 meeting

Donald Trump's tariff threats and rising tensions between Washington and BRICS countries look set to overshadow this week's meeting of G20 finance chiefs in Durban, South Africa.

Japan PM to Meet Bessent on Friday, Yomiuri Says

(Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is arranging to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Friday, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday, ahead of an August 1 deadline to strike a trade deal with the United States.

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 about to be released -- he is entitled to early access --but said not to read too much into one month's number.

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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 Hungarian-born Soros.

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G-20 talks sidelined as America’s Scott Bessent skips South Africa meeting again

Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, is skipping the G-20 finance summit in South Africa for the second time this year.