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Bessent calls for internal review of Fed and 'deeper reforms' of big bank rules

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is taking aim at the Federal Reserve and the rules the Fed enforces as a supervisor of big banks.

Bloomberg on MSN · 19h

Bessent Says Review of Fed’s Building Renovations Is Needed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post Monday that there should be a review of the decision to renovate parts of the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington.

NBC News · 19h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for a review of 'the entire' Federal Reserve

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday suggested a review of the Federal Reserve that would go beyond the current controversy over building renovations and look at its overall function.

Bessent disses 'leakers'

HuffPost · 1d

Trump Flips Out Over WSJ Report Detailing 1 Piece Of Advice He Got From Scott Bessent

The Journal on Sunday published a report claiming that Bessent had recently made his case to Trump against Powell’s removal, citing potential effects on the economy, the legal challenges such a decision would face,

The Hill on MSN · 1d

Bessent disses ‘leakers’ after WSJ report on Powell advice

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized leakers in response to a Wall Street Journal story that said he personally sought to talk President Trump out of trying to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Yahoo · 1d

Trump denies another Journal report, this time on Powell, Bessent

President Trump responded angrily on Sunday to a Wall Street Journal story that Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent had personally sought to talk him out of trying to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

4hon MSN

Bessent says Powell doesn't need to resign but should conduct internal review

There have been no indications from Powell that he plans to step down despite a barrage of criticism from the Trump ...

38m

Bessent sees no reason for Jerome Powell to step down from US Fed now

The Treasury chief on Monday called for an internal review of the Fed's non-monetary activities, including the renovation ...

1don MSN

Treasury Secretary Bessent bashes Fed 'fear mongering' over tariffs and says central bank should be reviewed

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighed in on the latest Fed drama, pointing to the "fear-mongering" around tariffs and ...

3mon MSN

Janet Yellen salutes Powell being ‘completely committed to the Fed’s independence’

Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen supported Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell finishing his term, which is up in May 2026.

22hon MSN

Scott Bessent turns up the heat on the Fed, demands probe as Powell’s future hangs in balance

"What we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful," Bessent told ...

16hon MSN

CNBC Daily Open: Investors dismiss Trump administration's beef with the Fed — S&P 500 hits new high

The S&P 500's record close comes despite the Trump administration's beef with threats on the Fed and its use of tariffs as a ...

10h

Bessent Says Powell Should Finish Out Term if He Wants

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should finish out his term if he wants. “If he wants to see that through, I think he should. If he ...

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