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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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The Treasury Secretary Says Trump Wants Long-Term Interest Rates to Fall—It May Take a While

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump is looking for longer-term interest rates to fall.

Trump Treasury secretary Scott Bessent relives some pressure on the Fed

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Donald Trump is not asking the Federal Reserve to lower its short-term interest rates, but what he and the president do want is to bring down longer-term borrowing costs via 10-year Treasury yields.

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US Treasury's payment system 'not being touched' by Musk's DOGE, Bessent says

The U.S. Treasury's payment system won't be touched by Elon Musk's government efficiency team, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business on Wednesday, adding that any decisions to stop payments would be made by other agencies.

US Treasury says Musk and DOGE Have Read-Only Access to Payments System

The Treasury Department has defended DOGE's access to its payment system, explaining they only have "read-only access."

Trump officials made bogus claims about what Musk's DOGE team could do at Treasury, report says

WIRED reporter Vittoria Elliott joins MSNBC’s Ali Velshi to discuss her reporting exposing the young, inexperienced members of Elon Musk’s DOGE team who are wreaking havoc in several agencies and gaining access to sensitive data,

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The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did

Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was ...

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US Treasury Secretary affirms US-EU economic relationship in call with ECB's Lagarde

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent affirmed the importance of the U.S.-EU economic relationship and transatlantic ...

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Warren blasts Treasury Secretary Bessent on Elon Musk weekend data grab

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded answers following reports that billionaire Elon Musk took access to the nation's finance ...

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US: Trump Authorizes International Criminal Court Sanctions

US government sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) would undermine international accountability for the ...

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US Treasury chief takes over consumer watchdog, freezes all activity

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday tapped newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as acting director of the ...

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‘Bizarre’ and ‘quite dangerous’: Former US treasury secretary on Trump’s economic strategy behind tariffs

President Donald Trump announced extraordinary new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, signing the long-promised economic ...

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

Treasury yields have a direct impact on mortgage and credit card rates as well as consumer loans, while the Fed's short-term ...

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Treasury secretary to temporarily oversee Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the ...

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