Bessent disses ‘leakers’ after Wall Street Journal report on Powell advice

Bessent Says Powell Can Stay...If He Wants To

“There’s nothing that tells me that he should step down right now,” Bessent said during an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business. “His term ends in May." The post Bessent Says Powell Can Stay…If He Wants To appeared first on Breitbart.

Will Powell leave early? Trump aide adds mystery

Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump's secretary of the treasury, underscored on Fox News deflected the issue of President Donald Trump's efforts to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell but did not specifically address the scenario in which the president could attempt to fire him, despite the law making its extremely difficult. Bessent outlined an aggressive economic strategy Tuesday, projecting GDP growth to hit 3% by early 2026 while ta…

Bessent disses ‘leakers’ after Wall Street Journal report on Powell advice

Treasury Department 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. The president slammed the report Sunday.

Wall Street Is Hunting for the Perfect Powell Hedge

Good morning. Wall Street is working out how to play Trump vs Powell. Harvard faculty face a dilemma. And we have the latest on the president’s feud with the Washington Commanders. Listen to the day’s top stories.