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Trump would decide whether to investigate Fed pick Warsh over refusal to cut rates: Bessent
Senator Elizabeth Warren (left) and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on February 5, 2026. Getty…
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Bitcoin sinks after Treasury Secretary Bessent says US government can’t tell banks to bail out crypto
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 2% on Wednesday to around $73,000 per token after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US government…
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Trump lowered ‘temperature’ on Minnesota, wants to avoid shutdown: Bessent
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that President Donald Trump had “turned the temperature down” in Minnesota, where there has…
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Scott Bessent ‘not concerned’ by sell-off: Denmark is irrelevant
“Denmark’s investment in US Treasury securities is irrelevant, as is Denmark itself,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters in…
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Bessent says Trump’s pick for the next Fed chair could happen next week
After months of speculation and political intrigue, President Donald Trump is close to nominating the next chairman of the Federal…
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Trump may reach Fed chair decision next week: Bessent
21 January 2026 00:14 | News US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that US President Donald Trump may decide as…
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Bessent says Powell attending Supreme Court arguments on Lisa Cook is a mistake
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell should not participate in Supreme Court arguments regarding President Donald Trump’s efforts to oust one…
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Trump ‘showing world U.S. is back’: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent during the Economic Club of Minnesota event on Thursday, January 8, 2026 in Golden Valley,…
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Scott Bessent defends Trump Greenland bid because of Europe ‘weakness’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US should protect Greenland because…
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Bessent unhappy with criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a Minnesota Economic Club event Jan. 8 in Golden Valley, Minnesota. -Ben Brewer/Bloomberg/Getty Images Treasury…
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