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Trump won’t fire Powell as Fed chair, says Treasury chief Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has no plan to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...
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.
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Trump has started looking for Fed Chair Powell's successor
President Donald Trump publicly insults Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, angry over unchanged interest rates.
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 ...
Trump: Bessent an Option to Replace Fed Chair, 'But I Like the Job He's Doing'
With the unemployment rate low and inflation above the Fed's 2% target, U.S. central bank officials have been reluctant to ...
Powell Asks Fed IG To Probe Renovation Project Amid Relentless Trump Attacks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed the president is "not looking to fire" Powell, but noted that the search for his ...
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