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

U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke of a need to maintain a "safe, sound and efficient" U.S. banking system while Treasury ...

Fed Chair Powell pushes back on Trump criticism during extraordinary visit at central bank

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Federal Reserve in person Thursday — an unusual move that’s also a major ...
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Scott Bessent Swats Down Jonathan Lemire’s Gotcha Questions On Fed Chair

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire’s negatively framed questions on Wednesday about ...

Trump denies another Journal report, this time on Powell, Bessent

President Trump responded angrily on Sunday to a Wall Street Journal story that Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent ...

Trump administration not in a rush to replace Powell, Treasury chief Bessent says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that the Trump administration was not in a rush to nominate a new ...

Scott Bessent backs Jerome Powell: 'There's nothing that tells me he should step down right now’

Amid tensions with the White House, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent backed Fed Chair Jerome Powell, saying there's no need ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Calls for ‘Internal Review’ of Federal Reserve As Pressure on Jerome Powell Mounts

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling for a review of the central bank's operations as Federal Reserve Chair ...

Bessent tamps down Powell threats

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Bessent: ...