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Bessent, Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary

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

Bessent, who is reportedly on the short list of possible replacements along with former Fed governor Kevin Warsh and National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett, shot down the prospect of creati...

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Treasury secretary says work has begun on finding Fed Chair Powell’s successor

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

Bessent drops a key line about trade deadlines that investors should pay attention to

Bessent on Tuesday suggested markets shouldn’t worry about a tariff deadline with China.

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Bessent Says Formal Process to Pick Fed Chair Is Starting

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

Trump will likely fire Fed's Jerome Powell

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Trump won’t fire Powell as Fed chair, says Treasury chief Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has no plan to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. “As President Trump said, he’s not looking to fire chair Powell,” Bessent said, during an interview with Bloomberg Television.

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Trump won’t rule out sacking Powell as Jamie Dimon works to shield the Fed chair

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

How Trump Could Use a Building Renovation to Oust Fed Chair Powell

President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, accusing him of mismanaging the U.S. central bank’s $2.5 billion renovation...

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Instant view: Markets gyrate on brief scare that Trump will fire Fed's Powell

Trump says Powell is "terrible" for not lowering interest rates, denies plans to fire him

Trump’s attacks on the Fed are worse than you think

For months, Trump has demanded that the Fed lower interest rates, with no success.

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How Trump could use a building renovation to oust the Fed chair

Trump may be testing the waters by threatening to fire Fed’s Powell. Why he’s playing a dangerous game.

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Bessent suggests Powell should leave Federal Reserve board in May

WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell should step down from the central bank’s board when his term as chair is up in May 2026. Read more at The Business Times.

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Market Voices: Bessent on China, Powell; Uber-Baidu robotaxis; Zeekr

Seeking Alpha's daily roundup of statements, announcements and remarks that could move markets, sectors or individual stocks. Read more here.