Kevin Warsh to be grilled by Congress in race to be confirmed as Fed chair
Donald Trump’s pick to lead central bank to tell lawmakers the independence of rate-setters is not ‘particularly threatened’
Kevin Warsh to be grilled by Congress in race to be confirmed as Fed chair
Donald Trump’s pick to lead central bank to tell lawmakers the independence of rate-setters is not ‘particularly threatened’ Grouped from 8 articles across 5 sources.
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Trump Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh to vow interest rate independence at key hearing
The hearing is a key hurdle he needs to overcome in order to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
Kevin Warsh: Trump’s ideal choice to push Fed to cut interest rates
Former Wall Street banker faces questions at confirmation hearing – but his biggest backer is also his biggest liability On the face of it, Kevin Warsh looks like an ideal candidate to chair the Federal Reserve, the world’s most important central bank. The 56-year-old Ivy League economist, former Wall Street banker and presidential adviser ticks all the boxes. Unfortunately for Warsh, as he faces what could be a fraught nomination hearing, his biggest backer is also his biggest liability. In his second term, Donald Trump has attacked the Fed in a manner both unprecedented and unseemly. He has called current chair Jerome Powell – whom he also appointed – a “jerk” , “a stubborn MORON” , and repeatedly threatened to fire him . Continue reading...
Trump's Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh to testify before Congress amid Powell probe
The investigation into Powell threatens to derail or delay Warsh's nomination.
Chair nominee Kevin Warsh says Fed must ‘stay in its lane’ to maintain independence
Warsh also expressed firm commitment to fighting inflation with only one mention of the labor market.
Kevin Warsh to say Fed independence not threatened by political pressure
Donald Trump’s pick for chair will tell powerful Senate committee that central bank must ‘stay in its lane’
Kevin Warsh: Trump’s next fall guy at the Fed?
The nominee to lead the world’s most powerful central bank wants big changes. But there’s risk of confrontation with the president over interest rates
Kevin Warsh would be the first tech bro Fed chair. How Silicon Valley shaped him
The nominee to lead the Fed is an AI optimist who counts tech titans Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen among his friends.
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