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Trump Considers Bessent for Fed Chair

The Wall Street Journal · 13h

Trump Says Bessent Is ‘an Option’ for Fed Chair but Not His Top Choice

President Trump said Scott Bessent could potentially lead the Federal Reserve but the former hedge-fund manager wasn't his top choice because he was doing a good [job as Treasury secretary](

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Trump: Bessent an option to replace Fed chair, 'but I like the job he's doing'

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent could be a candidate to replace Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, but suggested that might not happen.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Bessent Is Not Top Fed Candidate But ‘Very Good,’ Trump Says

President Donald Trump said Scott Bessent was an option to replace Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve but suggested the Treasury secretary was not the leading candidate because of his success in his current role.

Bessent, Jerome Powell

New York Post on MSN · 1d

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says ‘formal process’ to find Jerome Powell’s successor has started

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a “formal process” to find a successor for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has already started — as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure for the top central banker to step aside before his term ends.

Fortune on MSN · 1d

Scott Bessent confirms moves to replace Jerome Powell are under way: ‘There’s a formal process that’s already starting’

The Treasury secretary also stated his preference that Powell step down from the Fed entirely when his term ends. “Traditionally, the Fed chair also steps down as a governor."

US Treasury Secretary Bessent says ‘formal process’ for Powell successor has started, Bloomberg News reports

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in an interview on Bloomberg Surveillance on Tuesday, said that a "formal process" is already starting to identify a potential successor to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

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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 ...

16h

Trump says 'not planning' fire Fed Chair Powell after reports suggest Powell ouster coming 'soon'

President Trump on Wednesday told reporters that Jerome Powell’s handling of a $2.5 billion renovation of the Federal Reserve ...

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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.

10h

Why Some Trump Allies Want to Protect the Fed’s Independence

The president keeps threatening to fire Jerome Powell. There are reasons beyond market reaction why he might regret following ...

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