US Treasury Secretary Bessent Optimistic About Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Kevin Warsh will open a new chapter for the Federal Reserve, focusing on accountability, management capability, and sound policy-making.
Bessent is optimistic about the Fed's prospects under Warsh's leadership.
The market is re-pricing the Fed's policy direction, shifting funds from the Powell era to Warsh's potential growth-coordinated monetary policy, boosting risk assets and sectors benefiting from Trump’s policies, while traditional defenders of independence are under pressure.
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Scott Bessent, a member of Trump's core economic team, has previously expressed support for Warsh multiple times. This statement continues his push for better coordination between the Fed and the administration. Warsh was approved by the Senate Banking Committee with a 13:11 vote and is awaiting confirmation by the full Senate.
On the capital front, Bessent's public optimism guides investors to pre-allocate stocks, real estate, and cyclical assets, while creating a more accommodating monetary environment for Trump's fiscal expansion, forming a positive feedback capital cycle of "fiscal stimulus + expectations of monetary easing."
Similar to the market reaction during the early days of the new chair in Trump's first term, this is a mid-term transition for the Fed from the "Powell data-dependent independent era" to "Warsh accountability + management orientation."
Essentially, this represents a regulatory change: the traditionally highly independent technocratic governance model of the Fed is being replaced by the new administration's emphasis on "accountability + management capability + policy coordination," with Bessent's remarks accelerating the market's acceptance of a more administratively colored monetary decision-making mechanism.