Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday took aim at both the Federal Reserve and the rules the Fed enforces as a supervisor of big banks. He said on X that there should be a review of the central bank’s $2.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Federal Reserve's vital independence on monetary policy is threatened by its "mandate creep" into non-policy areas and he called on the U.S. central bank to conduct an exhaustive review of those operations.

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