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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 this ...
Yahoo Finance6d
Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relieves some pressure on the Fed
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears for an interview with FOX Business Network's Larry Kudlow on Wednesday in Washington. (AP Photo/Moriah Ratner) · ASSOCIATED PRESS In fact, Trump himself ...
The Hill9d
Warren presses Treasury secretary over Musk access to payments system
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday demanding to know what access Elon Musk was given to the federal payments system and what safeguards ...
The Washington Post5d
DOGE deputy to oversee powerful Treasury system as Musk demands cuts
Tom Krause, a Silicon Valley executive with ties to DOGE, will become the fiscal assistant secretary of the Treasury Department, the people said. He replaces David A. Lebryk, who resigned after ...
Fox Business9d
Trump names Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency announced on Monday. "I look forward to working with the CFPB to ...
Gulf Times15d
Scott Bessent confirmed as US Treasury Secretary
US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary of President Donald Trump's administration. In his confirmation hearing, Bessent warned that failure to renew $4 trillion in tax cuts ...
Investopedia5d
The Treasury Secretary Says Trump Wants Long-Term Interest Rates to Fall—It May Take a While
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump is looking for longer-term interest rates to fall. Bessent said in an interview Thursday that Trump's policies should influence those ...
Fox Business6d
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for Trump tax cuts to be made permanent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday signaled that the White House wants Trump's tax cut package from 2017 to be extended permanently before their expiration this year, rather than a ...
Bloomberg L.P.26d
Chinese Hackers Accessed Yellen's Computer in US Treasury Breach
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s computer ... The attackers also hacked the computers of two of Yellen’s lieutenants, Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Acting Under Secretary Brad Smith ...
CBS News8d
DOGE task force gains access to U.S. Treasury Department data, payment systems
The news also comes after Treasury's acting Deputy Secretary David Lebryk resigned from his position at Treasury after more than 30 years of service. The Washington Post on Friday reported that ...
Yahoo8d
Trump appoints treasury secretary, a former hedge fund executive, as acting head of consumer protection agency
Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 16.