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  "id": 13111405,
  "title": "Treasury's Bessent hires Trump's controversial former Fed board pick, Judy Shelton, as adviser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/treasurys-bessent-hires-trumps-controversial-former-fed-board-pick-13111405",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T11:50:39.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/judy-shelton-scott-bessent-treasury.html"
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  "summary": "Shelton's controversial economic ideas led the Senate to block her nomination to the Federal Reserve. Now she's be a counselor to the Treasury secretary.",
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        "title": "Treasury's Bessent hires Trump's controversial former Fed board pick, Judy Shelton, as adviser",
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        "published": "2026-10-09T11:43:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Trump's rejected Fed pick is joining Treasury as a currency adviser",
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