Bessent Says Housing Will ‘Unfreeze’ in Weeks, Sees 2% Inflation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects the US housing market to pick up steam after recent indicators came in below ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says Trump is “not calling for the Fed to lower interest rates”
Scott Bessent, president Donald Trump’s handpicked ... The president is not pressuring the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, Scott said. Instead, he claims that the administration’s ...
US Treasury's Bessent vows to re-privatize an economy that is 'brittle underneath'
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday argued the U.S. economy is more fragile under the surface than economic ...
Trump dials back Fed-bashing, seeks a different kind of rate cut
As President Donald Trump lashes out at government agencies across Washington, one of his favorite first-term targets – the ...
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New Treasury secretary brings a different view on interest rates
For decades, politicians of both parties with few exceptions have left it up to the Federal Reserve Bank to curb inflation ...
How the Trump admin. is trying to bring down yields
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent aims to reduce the 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) to address persistent inflation concerns ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got nothing to do with the Federal Reserve. Bessent, in two interviews ...
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Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in Fed Chair Jerome Powell, breaking from ...
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Treasury Secretary Says Trump Is Not 'Calling For The Fed To Lower Rates'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, shown at a confirmation hearing ... yields to bring down borrowing costs rather than the Federal Reserve actions on short-term interest rates, Treasury ...
Bessent Says He Sees Inflation Reaching Fed’s 2% Target Quickly
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he’s confident US consumer price increases will slow over the course of the year after a poll suggested Americans want President Donald Trump to focus more on ...