Bessent, Trump to focus on 10-year yields, not fed rate

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
The Trump administration is more focused on keeping Treasury yields low rather than on what the Fed does, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Bessent indicated that Trump will not be hectoring the Fed to cut,
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.
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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, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.
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Bessent, Trump to focus on 10-year yields, not fed rate - report
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that he and President Donald Trump are focused on the 10-year Treasury yields in bringing down borrowing costs, not on the Federal Reserve's benchmark short-term interest rate.
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