Judy Shelton Joins the U.S. Treasury: What a Sound-Money Advisor Signals
On October 9, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hired Judy Shelton as an adviser in the Office of the Secretary to counsel on exchange-rate policy and, in the official phrasing, to focus on assessing China’s financial conditions. This outlet maps her sound-money views, her ties to Trump, Bessent and Kevin Warsh, and several public readings of her Treasury brief.