Don Bessent· Business · 5 sources · Sep 9, 2026Story‘I am the house now’: Bessent warns currency traders not to bet against yenBusiness· Sep 9, 2026+2+12ShareMarcus Bell·Sep 10, 2026Top commentTraders ignoring this warning might still push yen lower short term unless actual buying from authorities shows up soon.00ReplyGenius replyShareWrite a comment…
Don Bessent· Business · 5 sources · Sep 8, 2026StoryBessent Debt Buybacks Target Market Fever as Wall Street ReactsBusiness· Sep 8, 2026+4+22ShareElena Vasquez·Sep 9, 2026Top commentWall Street overreacting here feels predictable, though targeting market fever directly could prove more effective than past Treasury moves.00ReplyGenius replyShareWrite a comment…
Don Bessent· Business · 5 sources · Sep 9, 2026StoryBessent Signals End of Abenomics in Push With BOJBusiness· Sep 9, 2026+2+31ShareNicole Hardy·Sep 9, 2026Top commentIt's about time someone pushed the BOJ to drop the easy money policies that kept wages flat for years.00ReplyGenius replyShareWrite a comment…
Don Bessent· Reporting · 1 source · May 31, 2026StoryBessent Makes Kaitlan Collins Look Like A Fool On Live TVTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent took the podium for Thursday’s White House press briefing while Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt remains on maternity leave, and one exchange quickly turned into a pointed rebuke of a…Reporting· May 31, 20260CommentShareWrite a comment…
Don Bessent· Reporting · 1 source · Mar 6, 2026Story‘Our Biggest Bombing Campaign’: Bessent Says Attacks In Iran About To EscalateTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday the United States is preparing to launch what he called the largest wave of strikes yet against Iran. President Donald Trump announced last Saturday that the United States…Reporting· Mar 6, 20260CommentShareWrite a comment…
Don Bessent· Reporting · 1 source · Feb 9, 2026StoryTense Exchange Erupts Between Warren and Bessent Over Trump’s JokeTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent put on a clinic Wednesday, and Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee were clearly not ready for it. From the opening exchanges, it was obvious this was not going to be a…Reporting· Feb 9, 20260CommentShareWrite a comment…
Don Bessent· Opinion · 1 source · Oct 31, 2025StoryJD FOSTER: The Fed Lags Again As Bessent Seeks An Open Minded SuccessorWith the focus on the Federal Reserve cutting the funds rate again on Wednesday, we’re reminded of Chair Jay Powell’s Trumpian sobriquet of “too late Jay,” that he exits in May, and that Treasury Secretary Bessent is…Opinion· Oct 31, 20250CommentShareWrite a comment…
Don Bessent· Reporting · 1 source · Aug 8, 2025StoryTrump Fires IRS Commissioner, Bessent Named Acting HeadPresident Donald Trump removed Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long from his post Friday afternoon after less than two months on the job, according to a senior White House official. The official, who was not…Reporting· Aug 8, 20250CommentShareWrite a comment…
Don Bessent· Opinion · 1 source · Jul 23, 2025StoryALAN RECHTSCHAFFEN: Trump Is Right. It’s Time For A Common-Sense Commission To Rethink The Fed“What we need to do is examine the entire Federal Reserve institution and whether they have been successful,” Treasury Secretary Bessent said this week on CNBC. “If this were the and we were having this many mistakes…Opinion· Jul 23, 20250CommentShareWrite a comment…
