US Treasury chief told Trump that Powell probe creates a mess, Axios reports

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 01/12/26 01:49 PM EST

Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary ?Scott Bessent told ?President Donald ?Trump ?on ?Sunday that ?the ?federal probe into Federal ?Reserve ?Chair ?Jerome Powell "made a mess" ?and could be bad for ?financial ?markets, Axios ?reported on Monday, citing two sources. (Reporting by ?Costas Pitas; Editing by ?Caitlin Webber)

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