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Jerome Powell, Scott Bessent and Trump administration

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

"Everything else that the Fed has done over the years has just grown and grown and grown, and this is what happens when you don't have oversight," he said.

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Scott Bessent Floats When Trump Might Name Powell’s Replacement

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Trump administration not in a rush to replace Powell, Treasury chief Bessent says

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Fed chair tells Trump he has his facts wrong on central bank’s renovation costs

President Donald Trump rattled off a number to shame Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell about the renovation costs of the Fed’s headquarters — and America’s central banker dared to correct him.

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Trump and Powell publicly bicker over renovation costs as president pressures central banker

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Trump visits Fed headquarters, says he will not fire Powell

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The Latest: Trump to Visit Federal Reserve as Feud With Its Chair Continues

Trump has criticized Powell for months because the chair has kept the short-term interest rate the Fed controls at 4.3% this year after cutting it three times last year.

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Trump bickers with Powell over Fed renovation costs

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Trump to Tour Federal Reserve HQ Construction Site

Bessent Says ‘No Rush’ to Choose Successor to Fed’s Powell

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that there’s “no rush” to identify a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and that a nominee could potentially come from current board members or the heads of the district banks.

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Fed Chair Powell pushes back on Trump criticism during extraordinary visit at central bank

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Federal Reserve in person Thursday — an unusual move that’s also a major escalation in the White House’s pressure campaign against Chair Jerome Powell.

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Scott Bessent Swats Down Jonathan Lemire’s Gotcha Questions On Fed Chair

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire’s negatively framed questions on Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s stance against

Bessent tamps down Powell threats

Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Bessent: Trump ‘not going to fire’ Powell

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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 CNBC's Squawk Box.

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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.

Bessent Sees Many ‘Strong Candidates’ to Succeed Powell

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says there are a lot of candidates on the Federal Reserve board and within the regional banks that could become the potential next Fed chair and talks about Jerome Powell’s future at the Fed once his term as Chair concludes in May.