Trump says Kevin Warsh is at top of Fed chair candidate list, president should be consulted on rates
From cnbc.com
President Donald Trump said Friday that Kevin Warsh has moved to the top of his list as the next Federal Reserve chair, according to the Wall Street Journal. Previously considered on Trump’s short list but not the favorite, Warsh, a former Fed governor himself, apparently ingratiated himself further following an interview Wednesday with the president. “Yes, I think he is,” Trump told the paper when asked if Warsh was at the top, according to an account posted Friday afternoon. Referring to National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, whom prediction markets previously had projected as the favorite, Trump said, ...
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