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Treasury secretary says work has begun on finding Fed Chair Powell’s successor

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said about finding a successor to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May 2026: ...
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Trump pushes to reshape the Fed with early search for Powell's successor

Trump launches an early search for a new Fed Chair to align monetary policy with his agenda, floating the idea of a ‘shadow ...

Former Fed Chairs Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen Warn Trump's Pressure On Powell Could Lead To 'Inevitably Higher Inflation And Economic Damage'

Former Federal Reserve Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen have cautioned that President Donald Trump‘s ongoing pressure on ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says ‘formal process’ to find Jerome Powell’s successor has started

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that a “formal process” to find a successor for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...

No urgency to replace Fed Chair Powell, Treasury Sec Bessent says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that the administration is not in a hurry to identify a successor for ...

Bessent Says ‘Formal Process’ Underway To Find Fed Chair Powell’s Successor, Report Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Bloomberg on Tuesday a “formal process” has been launched to find Federal Reserve Chair ...

Trump’s Fed Chair picks come into focus as tensions with Powell escalate

The candidates on President Donald Trump's shortlist to succeed Chairman Jerome Powell is starting to become more apparent.

Scott Bessent confirms moves to replace Jerome Powell are under way: ‘There’s a formal process that’s already starting’

The Treasury secretary also stated his preference that Powell step down from the Fed entirely when his term ends.

Rumored candidate to replace Powell calls for ‘regime change’ at Fed

The Federal Reserve's] hesitancy to cut rates, I think, is actually … quite a mark against them,” former Fed governor Kevin Warsh said.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent says ‘formal process’ for Powell successor has started, Bloomberg News reports

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in an interview on Bloomberg Surveillance on Tuesday, said that a "formal process" is ...

'I would hope' Powell steps down from Fed board when chairmanship is up: Faulkender

Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender told Yahoo Finance he would like to see Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ...

Trump says he is considering three or four candidates for next Fed chair

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "terrible" in his latest attack on the central bank chief and said he has three or four people in mind as contenders for ...