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Bessent Taps Former Fed Nominee Shelton as Senior Adviser

First reported 9 Oct, 12:39 UTCUpdated 2d ago3 sources

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent named Judy Shelton, a former nominee to the Federal Reserve board and a onetime gold-standard enthusiast, as an adviser to counsel him on issues including China’s financial system.

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Judy Shelton, Trump’s Former Fed Pick, Joins Treasury as Scott Bessent’s Adviser

Judy Shelton previously ‌led ⁠the European Bank ⁠for Reconstruction and Development and the National Endowment for Democracy

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Bessent Taps Former Fed Nominee Shelton as Senior Adviser

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent named Judy Shelton, a former nominee to the Federal Reserve board and a onetime gold-standard enthusiast, as an adviser to counsel him on issues including China’s financial system.

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  1. BloombergCenterUSVery high factuality
    Bessent Taps Former Fed Nominee Shelton as Senior Adviser (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent named Judy Shelton, a former nominee to the Federal Reserve board and a onetime gold-standard enthusiast, as an adviser to counsel him on issues including China’s financial system.

  2. CNBCCenterUSHigh factuality
    Treasury's Bessent hires Trump's controversial former Fed board pick, Judy Shelton, as advisor (opens CNBC in a new tab)

    Shelton's controversial economic ideas led the Senate to block her nomination to the Fed. Now she's going to be a counselor to the Treasury secretary.

  3. The HinduLean LeftINHigh factuality
    Judy Shelton, Trump’s Former Fed Pick, Joins Treasury as Scott Bessent’s Adviser (opens The Hindu in a new tab)

    Judy Shelton previously ‌led ⁠the European Bank ⁠for Reconstruction and Development and the National Endowment for Democracy

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