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4 entries, 5 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 2026

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    1. posted

      Bessent mocks WSJ's Nick Timiraos as stenographer reduced to Fed gossip under Warsh leadership

      “One of the highlights of the Warsh Fed has been watching stenographers posing as journalists, like the WSJ’s Nick Timiraos, reduced to reporting Fed backroom gossip because they’re incapable of performing real economic or monetary policy analysis without being spoon-fed.”

      5 Aug 2026 · X · source
    2. posted

      Bessent mocks WSJ's Nick Timiraos as stenographer reduced to Fed gossip under Warsh leadership

      “One of the highlights of the Warsh Fed has been watching stenographers posing as journalists, like the WSJ’s Nick Timiraos, reduced to reporting Fed backroom gossip because they’re incapable of performing real economic or monetary policy analysis without being spoon-fed.”

      5 Aug 2026 · X · source
    3. posted

      Bessent cites core inflation at 2.5 percent moving toward Fed's 2 percent target

      “Show me where communism has ever worked before—whether it’s the Soviet Union, Cuba, or Venezuela. With these policies, you always end up with less. Core inflation, which came out days ago, was 2.5%—a very good number, moving toward the Fed’s 2% target. What we’ve seen over the https://t.co/SDS7w8pwn9”

      14 Aug 2026 · X · source
    4. posted

      Bessent cites core inflation at 2.5 percent moving toward Fed's 2 percent target

      “Show me where communism has ever worked before—whether it’s the Soviet Union, Cuba, or Venezuela. With these policies, you always end up with less. Core inflation, which came out days ago, was 2.5%—a very good number, moving toward the Fed’s 2% target. What we’ve seen over the https://t.co/SDS7w8pwn9”

      14 Aug 2026 · X · source

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