Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire ...
Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, elevating the hedge fund manager to the new ...
Courthouse News Service1h
Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts
Most economists forecast that widepread tariffs will likely lift inflation by roughly several-tenths of a percentage point ...
Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump’s tax cuts
The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury ...
The Fed looks poised to skip a January interest rate cut. How long could a pause last?
At the Federal Reserve’s first meeting in 2025, consumers are going to want what Fed Chair Jerome Powell simply can’t give ...
Why XRP Is Sinking Today
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is falling in Monday's trading. The cryptocurrency's share price was down 6.9% over the last 24 hours as of ...
Lawyer group urges overhaul to ease US process for setting up new banks
U.S. regulators must simplify the authorization process for setting up new banks, a group of lawyers wrote in a letter to the ...
New Voters Could Shake Up Fed Meetings This Year
The new voters on the Federal Reserve’s policy committee in 2025 are an official seen as one of the system’s most dovish, as ...
The Fed will likely stand pat after flurry of rate cuts. After that? It's anybody's guess.
The Fed will likely pause its rate cuts this week. After that, uncertainty over Trump's tariff, immigration plans make ...
Powell's goal at this week's Fed meeting: Don't give Trump an easy target.
"It's still a very strong Trump news cycle. The last thing Powell wants to do is to kind of paint a target on the Fed" by suggesting in any way that interest-rate policy "could interfere with the ...
Big Tech earnings, a key Fed meeting, and Trump's first full week in office: What to know this week
After President Trump dominated the market narrative in his first week in office, a Fed meeting, a check on the health of the ...
WJBF1d
DOGE may target the penny: Why do we still have it anyway?
(NEXSTAR) — From daylight saving time to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, there are various aspects of the federal government that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its head ...