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Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary

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.

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Economist: There is 'no button' Scott Bessent can push to lower long-term rates in a meaningful way

Nathan Sheets of Citi discusses U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent's calls for lower long-term bond yields, saying his 3-3-3 plan is 'laudable', but U.S. deficits are still likely to run at 6 to 7 percent.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for Trump tax cuts to be made permanent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on FOX Business Network's "Kudlow" and urged Republicans to make President Donald Trump's tax cut permanent, rather than a temporary extension.

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Bessent Says Musk’s DOGE Isn’t Altering Treasury Systems

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he personally vetted the Treasury employees on Elon Musk’s government efficiency team who have read-only access to federal payment data, and that there’s been no “tinkering” with the department’s payment systems.

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US Treasury's Payment System 'Not Being Touched' by Musk's DOGE, Bessent Says

But Bessent lauded Musk's efforts to cut government spending and said "DOGE is not going to fail," unlike previous government efficiency drives such as the Grace Commission in the

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Treasury Chief Bessent Says He’s ‘Completely Aligned’ With Elon Musk: Here’s What To Know About DOGE

DOGE has gained access to government employees' sensitive information via the Office of Personnel Management, payment systems at the Treasury Department and Centers for Medicaid and Medicare this week.

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Balance of Power: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on DOGE, Dollar, Fed

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from ...

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Trump administration pauses work of consumer watchdog and names Scott Bessent as acting head

In an email sent from acting director Scott Bessent, employees were told to pause all work related to issuing rules, ...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Pays $12.5 Million for D.C. Mansion

Days after his Senate confirmation, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has paid $12.5 million for a historic mansion in ...

Scott Bessent Is Sworn In as 79th US Treasury Secretary

Scott Bessent was sworn in as Treasury Secretary on Tuesday, taking the helm of one of the government agencies most critical ...

US bond market lukewarm on Bessent's 10-year yield pledge

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to contain 10-year Treasury yields face skepticism amid expected inflationary ...

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Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in the central bank Chair Jerome Powell, ...

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Bessent Calms Markets by Leaving US Dollar, Debt Plans Intact

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he favors a strong dollar and has no plans to alter the government’s debt-issuance ...

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