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Bessent walks back rate cut remarks

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pushes back on claims he’s pressuring the Fed to slash rates

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarifies he's not directing the Fed after suggesting neutral interest rates should be 150 basis points below current levels.

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Scott Bessent joins Trump in pushing Fed for lower interest rates

It's the first time that Bessent has pressured the central bank for lowering the cost of borrowing, citing weak employment growth

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Bessent walks back rate cut remarks: 'I didn't tell the Fed what to do'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified Thursday he is not calling for interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, saying his remarks only pointed to models showing the neutral rate about 150 basis points lower.

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 ...

Bessent Says Interest Rates Should Fall by at Least 1.5 Percentage Points Over Time

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said interest rates should be substantially lower than they are now, and he believes there ...

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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Akazawa Says Bessent Isn’t Asking Japan to Hike Rates

Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent isn’t directly asking Japan to hike ...

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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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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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Bessent Calls for Big Rate Cuts. Futures Markets Aren’t Buying It.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants Federal Reserve officials to lower interest rates by half a percentage point at the ...

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