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EconomyBessent’s bond intervention puts US Treasury on collision course with Fed

Scott Bessent’s increased purchases of US debt threaten to undermine Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh’s efforts to tame inflation, putting the Treasury on a potential collision course with the central bank.

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FFinancial Times★★★★☆2026-08-26 04:00Original

Bessent’s bond intervention puts US Treasury on collision course with Fed
Economy