Bessent: Fed lost trust of American people over inflation, threatening independence
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 02/04/26 12:04 PM ESTWASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said that ?the independence of the Federal ?Reserve was based on ?Americans' trust of ?the ?central bank, which it lost ?because it ?allowed inflation to get out of ?control and "ravage" ?their ?incomes.
Bessent, asked at a House of Representatives Financial ?Services Committee hearing for his views on Fed independence, said that President Donald ?Trump ?had the right to publicly express ?his views on Fed monetary policy decisions, as does Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren or anyone else.
Bessent ?also repeated that he always supports a strong dollar ?policy.
(Reporting by David Lawder)
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