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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 Says Powell Should Finish Out Term if He Wants

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

Trump and Powell in Fed bust-up

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Bessent Says ‘No Rush’ to Choose Successor to Fed’s Powell

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that there’s “no rush” to identify a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and that a nominee could potentially come from current board members or th...

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Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell says he will serve full term despite tensions with President Trump

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Netanyahu, Trump appear to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, both saying it had become clear that the Palestinian mi...

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Trump bickers with Powell over Fed renovation costs

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Trump suggests Fed Chair may cut interest rates

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Trump and Powell Bicker Over Fed Building Renovations as President Ratchets up Pressure Campaign

Trump has criticized Powell for months because the chair has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed controls at 4.3% this year, after cutting it three times last year.

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Trump’s Fed building tour ends with a relief signal for Powell

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The president made an unusual appearance at the Federal Reserve but chickened out of criticizing Jerome Powell in person.

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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 Federal Reserve Chair to replace Jerome Powell.

Bessent tamps down Powell threats

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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 review of the Fed's operations. Bessent believes Powell should complete his term,

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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 Secretary Scott Bessent called Powell "good public servant" suggesting he finish his term.

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

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a “formal process” to find a successor for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has already started — as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure for the top central banker to step aside before his term ends.

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 and more on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

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

The Treasury secretary also stated his preference that Powell step down from the Fed entirely when his term ends. “Traditionally, the Fed chair also steps down as a governor."