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Bessent leads broad search for Fed chair that includes Bullard, Sumerlin

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading a search for a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, with an ...
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Race for Fed Chair: Trump Expands List of Contenders Amidst Pressure on Powell

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is spearheading the search for Jerome Powell's successor as Federal Reserve Chair. The ...

Scott Bessent turns up the heat on the Fed, demands probe as Powell’s future hangs in balance

"What we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful," Bessent told CNBC's Squawk Box.

Treasury Secretary Bessent bashes Fed 'fear mongering' over tariffs and says central bank should be reviewed

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on the latest Fed drama, pointing to the "fear-mongering" around tariffs and ...

Why Bessent is now saying Powell doesn’t need to resign from Fed

In the battle over the future of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears to be focused ...

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. "We are getting the process ...