In den USA eskaliert der Konflikt zwischen Finanzminister und Notenbankchef: Nun ergreift eine «graue Eminenz» Partei gegen Bessent
Der Milliardär Stanley Druckenmiller kritisiert die Schuldenpolitik seines einstigen Zöglings, dem US-Finanzminister Scott Bessent. Er stellt sich damit auf die Seite von Fed-Chef Warsh.
The conflict between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has escalated in the United States. Stanley Druckenmiller, a billionaire and mentor to both men, has criticized Bessent's debt policy. Druckenmiller, known as a "grey eminence" among hedge fund managers, warned that increasing long-term government bond yields could signal impending difficulties for the economy.
He argued that governments defending prices against fundamental data lose credibility. Bessent's plan to buy back long-term government bonds while financing this with cheaper short-term credit appeared tempting, but Druckenmiller warned that suppressing these trends could make the situation worse. His vast fortune was earned by betting against the Bank of England artificially propping up the pound.
Druckenmiller now openly opposes Trump, who has complained about high US interest rates, which increase mortgage costs and business borrowing. Despite Trump's preference for lower interest rates, the Fed will likely stick to its policy under Warsh. The conflict between Bessent and Warsh weakens confidence in US financial markets.
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