Treasury's Bessent hires Trump's controversial former Fed board pick, Judy Shelton, as adviser

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The appointment of Judy Shelton introduces a novel risk to currency stability and US-China financial relations, as her gold-standard advocacy deviates from conventional Treasury policy. While Treasury personnel vacancies and the hiring of market strategists are already factored into market expectations, Shelton's specific role in advising on China introduces fresh uncertainty for dollar-sensitive assets.

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• fed
• china
• currency policy
• exchange rates
• gold standard
• monetary policy
• personnel
• treasury

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