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3 entries, 5 Aug 2026 to 28 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 criticizes Senator Warren's understanding of foreign exchange markets and accuses media of lacking basic financial literacy.

      “In her latest sciolistic letter to me, @SenWarren made it clear that she knows even less about foreign exchange markets than she does about banking. What is equally shocking, but not surprising: not a single member of the media mob has a rudimentary-enough level of financial https://t.co/0mmp2tapqJ”

      28 Aug 2026 · X · source
    3. posted

      Bessent criticizes Senator Warren's understanding of foreign exchange markets and accuses media of lacking basic financial literacy.

      “In her latest sciolistic letter to me, @SenWarren made it clear that she knows even less about foreign exchange markets than she does about banking. What is equally shocking, but not surprising: not a single member of the media mob has a rudimentary-enough level of financial https://t.co/0mmp2tapqJ”

      28 Aug 2026 · X · source

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