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Treasury Secretary Intervenes in Debt Markets

Updated 2026-08-21 20:25 UTC 1 source Negative

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent intervened in Treasury markets this week, lowering the cost of government debt. This move undermines Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's credibility to set interest-rate policy.

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

The surprising move this week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to intervene in Treasury markets to lower the cost of government debt undercuts the credibility of Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to make interest-rate policy, experts said.

2026-08-21 20:11 UTC