US Treasury Department and White House officials have repeatedly denied that technologists associated with Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government…
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:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-2155830970-d8a8d1ca345445a68c90f9227a2e5de0.jpg?w=780&resize=780,470&ssl=1 "The Treasury Secretary Says Trump Wants Long-Term Interest Rates to Fall—It May Take a While")
Key Takeaways Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump is looking for longer-term interest rates to fall. Bessent said…
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Elez reports to Tom Krause, another Treasury Department special government employee, but Krause doesn’t have direct access to the payment…
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Topline The American Federation of Government Employees and other unions sued the Treasury Department on Monday, seeking to cut the…
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Scott Bessent, the Treasury Secretary, has been tapped by President Trump to be acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection…
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President Trump fired former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra on Saturday. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will take over…
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Nathan Tankus is the research director of the Modern Money Network. He also writes the Notes on the Crises newsletter.…
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“This is a mechanical job—they pay Social Security benefits, they pay vendors, whatever. It’s not one where there’s a role…
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury manages the finances of the federal government. It is charged with managing currency, public…
Read More »:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-21951584501-045b03da4b224ac9911becd9888e8c78.jpg?w=780&resize=780,470&ssl=1 "Senate Confirms Scott Bessent As Trump’s Treasury Secretary")
Key Takeaways On Monday evening, the Senate confirmed Wall Street veteran Scott Bessent as the Treasury Secretary. He replaces Janet…
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