Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent completes Fed chair interviews, narrowing candidates to a shortlist for President Donald Trump's review. The decision is expected by Christmas.

Economists and former Federal Reserve officials said they worry loyalty to the president will be a key factor in Trump's pick ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has put a firm timeline on one of the biggest open questions in economic policy, saying President Donald Trump is likely to select a new Federal Reserve chair by ...

The names on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's radar to lead the world’s most powerful central bank are coming into view. Bessent, who has been interviewing candidates since Labor Day, is down to ...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that President Trump will likely announce his pick for the next chair of the ...

Advisers and allies of President Donald Trump see Kevin Hassett, the White House National Economic Council director, as the frontrunner to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, according to ...

Federal Reserve policymakers are split over whether they should continue cutting interest rates, ending the long stretch of consensus that has defined Chair Jerome Powell’s leadership of the central ...