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  "id": 10450966,
  "title": "Treasury Secretary Bessent is hiring a veteran Jefferies economist as counselor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/treasury-secretary-bessent-is-hiring-a-veteran-jefferies-economist-as",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-28T13:10:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/bessent-david-zervos-jefferies-treasury-counselor-092826"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Zervos, who has backed Bessent's Treasury buyback program and called for lower Fed rates, expects his term to end in April 2027",
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        "published": "2026-09-28T11:17:09.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-09-28T14:29:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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