Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent said Thursday he would not comment on the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy, saying he expressed his trust in the chairman of central bank Jerome Powell after being violated by previous criticism.
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Beast said he and President Trump expect Fed Chairman Powell to “do the right thing” despite past skepticism about the bank's chief.
“Everything I want to talk about is what the Fed has done in the past. Positively, monetary policy, I won't comment,” he said.
“There's no criticism,” he added.
Last year, Bescent came to mind the idea that the opposition parties would have a “Shadow Fed Chair,” an idea modelled on British politics, dubbed the shadow cabinet to advance policy alternatives.
“You can… make a shadow fed chair,” Bescent said. Baron. “And based on the concept of forward guidance, no one really cares about what Jerome Powell has to say anymore.”
During his first term, Trump frequently blows up Powell, one of his own appointees, breaking precedents. During the 2024 presidential election, Trump once again targeted Powell, focusing on monetary policy, and was long considered to be the independent Fed.
However, over the summer, unemployment rates jumped and FRED signaled future interest rate cuts, Trump retreated by saying Powell would end his term.
Beef has rekindled again after the Fed stabilized interest rates rather than continuing to cut at its latest meeting following a three-month increase in inflation.
“Jay Powell and the Fed can't stop the problems they created with inflation, so they will unleash their energy production in America, cut regulations, readjust international trade and re-ignite American manufacturing. “, Trump wrote on social media.
Powell said following the meeting that he may have “not been in contact with Trump” and that he does not want to respond to criticism.
“I have no responses or comments about what the President said, and it's not appropriate for me to do that,” he said. “The public should be sure they will continue to work the way we have always, focusing on using tools to achieve our goals.”
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