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Bessent Set to Miss Key US-South Korea Trade Talks This Week

A high-level trade meeting between South Korea and the US this week will be missing US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent due to a scheduling conflict on the US side, South Korea’s Finance Ministry said Thursday.

Reuters on MSN · 6m

US-South Korea trade talks postponed over Bessent schedule as tariff deadline looms

Talks between top South Korean and U.S. officials to negotiate over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have been postponed due to a scheduling conflict for U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, South Korea's finance ministry said on Thursday.

MarketWatch · 1d

Treasury's Bessent says Aug. 12 China tariff deadline likely to be extended; talks set for next week

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday told Fox Business that an Aug. 12 deadline for China tariff negotiations was likely to be extended and that he was set to meet with Chinese officials Monday and Tuesday of next week in Stockholm.

Powell, Scott Bessent and Trump

The Hill on MSN · 8h

Bessent: Trump ‘not going to fire’ Powell

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted Wednesday that President Trump isn’t going to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but suggested the pressure on the Fed to lower interest rates will continue.

Yahoo · 14h

'Not going to fire him': Secy. Bessent shrugs off Trump’s attacks on Fed Chair Powell

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joins Morning Joe to defend President Trump’s aggressive trade strategy, insisting “who pays the tariffs is a choice” and claiming inflation will remain “very benign.” Bessent says manufacturers and retailers are absorbing costs—and that Trump “won’t fire” Fed Chair Powell,

Wall Street Journal · 1d

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 wants to leave early,

Bessent Urges Institution-Wide Review of Federal Reserve

Fox News on MSN · 1d

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls for thorough review of Federal Reserve: 'Why has this happened?'

Center for Renewing America CEO Eric Teetsel weighs in on the Trump administration's intensifying conflict with the Federal Reserve and their upcoming court battle against Harvard University.

Wall Street Journal · 1d

Bessent Calls for Review of Federal Reserve

The Trump administration ramped up its criticism of the central bank, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling for a review of the "entire Federal Reserve institution." "I think that what we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful,

Cheddar News on MSN · 1d

Bessent Urges Institution-Wide Review of the Federal Reserve

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for a “comprehensive review” of the Federal Reserve institution to ensure its fulfilling its core mission.

Independent Journal Review2d

Scott Bessent Brutalizes His Biden-Era Predecessor After She Invokes China In Attempt To Get At Trump

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blasted former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in response to her criticizing the Trump ...

The Daily Hodl7h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Calls for ‘Internal Review’ of Federal Reserve As Pressure on Jerome Powell Mounts

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling for a review of the central bank's operations as Federal Reserve Chair ...

2don 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 ...

5dOpinion

Scott Bessent debt plan has awkward historic echo

The US Treasury secretary expects tariffs and growth to boost government revenue, while banks and monetary innovation keep ...

Independent Journal Review13h

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 ...

U.S.-South Korea trade talks cancelled due to Bessent schedule, ministry says

SEOUL (Reuters) -Talks between top South Korean and U.S. officials to negotiate over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs ...

2don MSN

Scott Bessent focused on ‘quality of the deal, not the timing’ on tariffs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent assured that the administration is more focused on “high-quality deals” for tariffs than ...

The five female Fed presidents who may have been on Bessent's mind

One of the Federal Reserve's five female regional bank presidents could replace U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell, ...

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