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Bessent urges Fed to slash rates next month

Bessent Urges Fed to Lower Rates by 150 Basis Points or More

I think we could go into a series of rate cuts here, starting with a 50 basis-point rate cut in September,” Bessent said in a television interview on Wednesday. Fed policymakers last month kept their benchmark at a target range of 4.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent wants the Fed to lower its lending rate

The current Federal Reserve interest rate is significantly higher than necessary and should be lowered, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday.

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Bessent ups pressure on Fed to slash interest rates

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent fuelled US rate cut hopes yesterday as he piled pressure on the Federal Reserve to act. He said rates should be cut by half a percentage point next month – in the latest attempt to sway the central bank by the Trump administration.

Scott Bessent says Japan is ‘behind the curve’ on interest rates

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said that Japan’s central bank is falling “behind the curve” on inflation and will ...

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Bessent says BOJ is 'behind the curve' on inflation, likely to hike rates, in Bloomberg interview

The Bank of Japan will likely be raising interest rates as it is behind the curve in dealing with the risk of inflation, U.S.

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Yen Rises Against Bitcoin, Dollar as Scott Bessent Predicts Bank of Japan Rate Hike

JPY is no longer the most attractive funding currency, and the currency's strength may not necessarily lead to broad-based risk aversion, one expert said.

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Bessent says interest rates should be 150 to 175 basis points lower

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said interest rates are too high by 150 to 175 basis points in an interview with Bloomberg ...

Dollar steady near multi-week lows as Fed rate-cut bets build, yen rises

The U.S. dollar rose slightly against other major currencies on Thursday, but stayed close to multi-week lows as bets that ...

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Bessent says market expects Fed to cut rates this year: 'substantial probability'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said financial markets are pricing in a high likelihood of the Federal Reserve cutting ...

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Scott Bessent Says Interest Rates Should Be 150-175 Basis Points Lower: Report

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly said on Wednesday that the Federal Reserve’s benchmark borrowing rates should be at least 150 to 175 basis points lower. In an interview with Bloomberg, ...

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