President Donald Trump said Scott Bessent was an option to replace Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve, but suggested the Treasury secretary was not the leading candidate because of his success in his current role.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Another no-show by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's tariff threats and rising tensions between Washington and BRICS countries all look set to overshadow this week's meeting of G20 finance chiefs in Durban,