Trump’s Fed chair candidates list narrowed down to five by Bessent after interviews, sources say
After a series of rigorous interviews, some lasting as long as two hours, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has winnowed down ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says GDP could take a hit from the government shutdown
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that U.S. economic growth could be hurt by the government shutdown."This isn't the way ...
Bessent says New York can ‘drop dead’ if it elects Mamdani and needs a bailout
The Treasury Secretary has warned New Yorkers they’re on their own if they elect Zohran Mamdani for mayor, an outcome ...
Steve Bannon floats idea of Bessent running both Treasury and the Fed
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national ...
Bessent sees trade deal likely with China before November deadline on reciprocal tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confidence Tuesday that a trade deal with China is near.With so-called reciprocal tariffs set to ...
Bessent met this week with Warsh, Lindsey, Bullard as Fed chief search continues
Scott Bessent, U.S. treasury secretary, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 6, 2025.Bonnie ...
Bessent says interviews for ‘incredible group’ of potential Fed chairs will start after Labor Day
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday he will begin interviewing candidates for Federal Reserve chair as soon as the White ...
Trump says Treasury Secretary Bessent ‘does not want’ to be Fed chair, but 4 others in running
President Donald Trump told CNBC on Tuesday that he has narrowed the field of potential future Federal Reserve chairs to ...
Bessent says Powell doesn’t need to resign but should conduct internal review
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives for the Integrated Review of the Capital Framework for Large Banks Conference at the ...
Scott Bessent turns up the heat on the Fed, demands probe as Powell’s future hangs in balance
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharply escalated his criticisms of the Federal Reserve on Monday, publicly urging a comprehensive investigation into ...
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