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US Treasury Appoints Judy Shelton As Advisor To Bessent – To Focus On Currency Policy
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Stocktwits reports: The U.S. Treasury Department announced Friday that economist Judy Shelton will join the Treasury Department as a Counselor in the Office of the Secretary, advising Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on currency policy, with a particular focus on evaluating financial conditions in China. Shelton specializes in international financial and currency issues, including how countries' internal monetary and financial conditions affect exchange rates, according to the Treasury's…
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Judy Shelton, whose controversial economic ideas led the Senate to block her nomination to the Federal Reserve, has been appointed a counselor to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The Treasury said Shelton will advise Bessent on currency policy, “with a particular focus on evaluating financial conditions in China.” Shelton is not known as a China expert. ...
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