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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 ...
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 ...
Powell to leave Fed chair in May, nominee announcement expected in December or January: Secretary Bessent
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent breaks down President Donald Trump’s trade deals, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell ...
Ahead of Jerome Powell's speech, treasury secretary Bessent calls for review of ‘entire’ Federal Reserve
Ahead of US Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s scheduled speech, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for a comprehensive ...
Bessent tamps down Powell threats
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Trump, Powell stand together after president's interest rate criticism
Even after reiterating his frustration with the central bank, Trump called the notion of firing Powell a "big move" that ...
Trump to visit Fed Reserve, ramping up pressure campaign on Powell
President Trump's trip to the Federal Reserve marks just the fourth time a president has visited the Fed, which operates as ...
Bessent: Trump ‘not going to fire’ Powell
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday insisted that President Trump isn’t going to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but suggested that the pressure on the Fed to lower interest ...