Bessent lists five finalists for Fed chair job, and Trump says decision coming before the
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 22, 2025. Kevin Lamarque
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Bessent tells the FT that struggling China wants ‘to pull everybody else down with them’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says U.S. GDP could take a hit from the government shutdown
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that U.S. economic growth could be hurt by the government shutdown. “This isn’t the
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Steve Bannon floats idea of Bessent running both Treasury and the Fed
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national
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Bessent sees trade deal likely with China before November deadline on reciprocal tariffs
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressed confidence Tuesday that a trade deal with China is near. With so-called reciprocal tariffs set
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Bessent quips about his reported threat to punch Pulte in the face: Treasury secretaries
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent brushed off recent reports of heated arguments inside President Donald Trump’s administration, saying disputes were a
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Treasury Secretary Bessent met this week with Warsh, Lindsey and Bullard as Fed chief search
Scott Bessent, U.S. treasury secretary, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 6, 2025.
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Trump says Treasury Secretary Bessent ‘does not want’ to be Fed chair, but 4 others in
President Donald Trump told CNBC on Tuesday that he has narrowed the field of potential future Federal Reserve chairs to
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Bessent says ‘not to panic’ over tariff rate surges on Aug. 1
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a press conference at government quarters Rosenbad after the trade talks between the U.S.
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Bessent to American businesses: ‘Not the end of the world’ if April 2 tariffs kick in
Top Trump administration officials insist that the Aug. 1 deadline is not changing, even as dozens of countries’ trade negotiations
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