Bessent's focus on 10-year US Treasury yield may let Fed off the hook
The Trump administration's emerging focus on long-term Treasury bond yields may show growing sensitivity to market constraints that could impede President Donald Trump's economic plans, while also getting the Federal Reserve out of his direct line of fire.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
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Bessent says Trump is focused on the 10-year Treasury yield and won't push the Fed to cut rates
While in the past President Donald Trump has implored the Fed to cut its benchmark rate, Bessent said Wednesday that the current strategy is using the levers of fiscal policy to keep rates low. The benchmark the administration is using will be the 10-year Treasury, not the federal funds rate that the central bank controls, he added.
Trump’s focus on 10-year Treasury yield to cut borrowing costs raises curiosity — and problems
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year Treasury yield, instead of rate cuts, to lower borrowing costs. But for some market participants,
Trump is focused on lowering bond yields, not fighting the Fed, Treasury chief says
The Trump administration isn't looking to clash with the Federal Reserve over interest rates, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told said. Instead, the focus of the White House is on lowering Treasury yields as a way to ease borrowing costs.
Treasury Secretary Says Trump Is Not 'Calling For The Fed To Lower Rates'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, shown at a confirmation hearing, said President Donald Trump is "not calling for the Fed to lower interest rates." AFP President Donald Trump is focused on 10-year Treasury yields to bring down borrowing costs rather than the Federal Reserve actions on short-term interest rates,
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