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Trump Appoints Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

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.

Fox Business on MSN · 19h

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 Trump's tax cut permanent, rather than a temporary extension.

AOL · 13h

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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New York Post on MSN · 4h

Federal judge limits DOGE access to Treasury Dept. payment records as member of Musk’s team quits over offensive posts

The ruling was made before one of the two DOGE members working at Treasury resigned after racist X posts were linked to him.

CNN · 1d

DOGE will keep limited access to Treasury payments system with 2 associates having ‘read-only’ view

Two Treasury Department employees affiliated with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency will keep limited access to the highly sensitive payment system within the agency, following emergency court proceedings Wednesday that arose out of privacy concerns about DOGE’s access to the system.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

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.

Trump appoints treasury secretary, a former hedge fund executive, as acting head of consumer protection agency

In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed ...

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Warren presses Treasury secretary over Musk access to payments system

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday demanding to know what access ...

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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Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show

Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...

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Treasury department names Jason Trennert assistant secretary for financial markets

CNBC's Megan Cassella joins 'Closing Bell' to report on the Treasury's next assistant secretary for financial markets.

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Trump’s focus on 10-year Treasury yield to cut borrowing costs raises curiosity — and problems

The Trump administration said it intends to focus on the 10-year Treasury yield, instead of rate cuts, to lower borrowing costs. The news was greeted by some market participants, while also raising ...

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