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Here’s how Bessent’s newly activist Treasury Department is undercutting the Fed’s Warsh

monetary_policyUnited StatesMarketWatch21 Aug, 20:11 UTC

Context

Here’s how Bessent’s newly activist Treasury Department is undercutting the Fed’s Warsh  MarketWatch Bessent's bond gambit aimed at calming markets is instead stirring inflation worries  CNBC Treasury Is Buying Its Own Bonds. Where Is The Money Coming From?  Forbes Morning Bid: So much for the Bessent bid  Reuters Bessent’s Bond Maneuvers Giving Global Debasement Trade New Life  Bloomberg.com

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