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Fed, Trump and Scott Bessent

Bloomberg on MSN · 1h

Bessent Is Not Top Fed Candidate But ‘Very Good,’ Trump Says

President Donald Trump said Scott Bessent was an option to replace Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve but suggested the Treasury secretary was not the leading candidate because of his success in his current role.

Reuters on MSN · 1h

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.

Cryptopolitan on MSN · 46m

Trump says Scott Bessent won't become Fed chair moments after he said 'I'm happy to do it!'

Scott Bessent is not going to be the next Federal Reserve chair. This came only hours after Scott himself said he’d be “happy to do it” if asked. The timing was insane. One moment, the Treasury Secretary was on Bloomberg TV talking like a front-runner.

Powell, Bessent and Formal Process

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 Chairman Jerome Powell.

The Hill on MSN · 9h

Bessent: ‘Formal process’ underway to pick Powell successor

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said that the process to pick a new chairman of the Federal Reserve has started, ahead of chair Jerome Powell’s term ending in 2026 and amid growing

Bloomberg L.P. · 13h

Bessent: ‘Formal Process’ for Powell Successor Already Starting

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a “formal process” to identify a potential successor to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is already starting. Bessent added, “I think it’d be very confusing for the market for a former Fed chair to stay on” after his term ends.

10hon MSN

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 ...

The Business Times1h

Bessent suggests Powell should leave Federal Reserve board in May

WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell should step down from the ...

20hon MSN

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 ...

14h

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 ...

1d

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 ...

1h

Bessent an option to replace Fed chair, ‘but I like the job he’s doing’, says Trump

Mr Trump has repeatedly urged current US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to resign. Read more at straitstimes.com.

11h

Bessent Tells Markets Not to Worry About China Tariff Deadline

Most Read from BloombergAdvocates Fear US Agents Are Using ‘Wellness Checks’ on Children as a Prelude to ArrestsThe Dutch ...

Cryptopolitan on MSN1d

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 ...

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