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 ...
Trump Names Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, to Lead the Consumer Bureau
The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...
Bessent Explains Trump. It Won't Be the Last Time
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Trump administration pauses work of consumer watchdog and names Scott Bessent as acting head
In an email sent from acting director Scott Bessent, employees were told to pause all work related to issuing rules, ...
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acting director of CFPB, as former head Chopra confirms he is out
But the agency has since been targeted by trade groups who unsuccessfully argued that the CFPB's funding violated the U.S.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shakeup: Chopra out, Bessent in charge
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has begun freezing work at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after its director was ...
Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relieves some pressure on the Fed
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump is not asking the Federal Reserve to lower its short-term interest rates, ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for Trump tax cuts to be made permanent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on FOX Business Network's "Kudlow" and urged Republicans to make President Trump's ...
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Secretary Bessent’s Pocket
Is our new man at Treasury itching to spend our gold — or borrow against it?
Democrats demand Bessent meeting over DOGE ‘chaos’ at Treasury
Senate Democrats on Wednesday demanded Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a meeting with the Democratic Caucus “as soon ...
FACT CHECK: No, Scott Bessent Did Not Make An X Post About ‘Eliminating Income Taxes’
An image shared on Threads purports to show an X post from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in which he claims he’s ...
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 ...