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Trump Considers Bessent for Fed Chair

The Wall Street Journal · 13h

Trump Says Bessent Is ‘an Option’ for Fed Chair but Not His Top Choice

President Trump said Scott Bessent could potentially lead the Federal Reserve but the former hedge-fund manager wasn't his top choice because he was doing a good [job as Treasury secretary](

Reuters on MSN · 1d

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.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

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.

Bessent, Jerome Powell and Formal Process

New York Post on MSN · 1d

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.

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.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

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.

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Japan holds US tariff talks with Lutnick, eyes meeting with Bessent

Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on U.S. tariffs on ...

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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 ...

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Scott Bessent's Borrowing Plans: Should America Grab a Teaser Rate?

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Bessent Says He Expects Trade Deals by This Week’s Deadline

But the Treasury secretary also said that some countries working toward agreements with the United States could have until ...

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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 ...

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Trump and George Soros have this character trait in common, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent drew a provocative comparison between his current boss, Trump and his former mentor, the ...

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Bessent Tells Markets Not to Worry About China Tariff Deadline

The U.S. government has recently assured chip maker Nvidia Corp. that licenses for sales of its advanced H20 GPU to Chinese ...

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South Africa's Kganyago asserts Africa's G20 agenda despite tariffs and Bessent absence

DURBAN (Reuters) - South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Wednesday that an "African agenda" including ...

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