Trump Considers Bessent for Fed Chair
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That looming U.S.-China trade deadline? Don’t think too much about it, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is counseling investors.
Donald Trump's tariff threats and rising tensions between Washington and BRICS countries look set to overshadow this week's meeting of G20 finance chiefs in Durban, South Africa.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in an interview on Bloomberg Television, said he hasn't looked at the CPI number that's about to be released -- he is entitled to early access --but said not to read too much into one month's number.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent drew a provocative comparison between his current boss, Trump and his former mentor, the Hungarian-born Soros.
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Free Malaysia Today on MSNTrump says Bessent an option to replace Fed chair, ‘but I like the job he’s doing’Other candidates under consideration include former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh and top economic adviser Kevin Hassett.
(Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is arranging to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Friday, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday, ahead of an August 1 deadline to strike a trade deal with the United States.
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Cryptopolitan on MSNG-20 talks sidelined as America’s Scott Bessent skips South Africa meeting againScott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, is skipping the G-20 finance summit in South Africa for the second time this year.