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Bessent walks back rate cut remarks

Yahoo Finance · 1d

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.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 18h

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.

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.

Bessent, Hike Rates

Bloomberg on MSN · 6h

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 interest rates, a day after Bessent moved markets by describing the Bank of Japan as being behind the curve in fighting inflation.

The Hill on MSN · 1d

Bessent calls for steep interest rate cuts

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that short-term interest rates should be between 1.5 percentage points and 1.75 percentage points lower than their current level, keeping up the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

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. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Bloomberg Television, in his most explicit comment on Japan's monetary policy.

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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 ...

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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 ...

Fox Business on MSN12h

Why one investment strategist says she doesn't worry about rate cuts 'all that much'

Partners Group managing director Anastasia Amoroso argues Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's push for interest rate cuts will ...

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Markets have convinced themselves they’ll get a September interest rate cut—now they’re eyeing a double reduction

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pushing for 50bps to offset missed opportunities earlier this summer, but some analysts ...

Cryptopolitan on MSN1d

U.S. Treasury yields drop as soft inflation fuels Fed rate cut bets

The inflation report led to a 3-bps drop in the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.255% and a 1-bp drop in the 2-year Treasury yield ...

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