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Who Does Trump Want to Be the Next Fed Chair?

The President ruled out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to succeed Jerome Powell but said there are four others on his list.

Trump narrows Fed chair candidates to four

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is not one of them. Two under consideration are Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh.

'Worst Fed chair in history’: WH trade adviser Peter Navarro calls on Jerome Powell to resign

Senior counselor to the president Peter Navarro joins Meet the Press NOW to explain President Trump’s decision to fire the ...
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Trump shortlists Hassett, Warsh for Fed chair role as Powell’s term nears end

Although he excluded Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent from consideration, President Donald Trump stated that he has four ...

Have we seen Powell's last rate cut as Fed chair?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it clear on Wednesday that the resilient U.S. labor market is currently the primary ...

Waiting for a Fed rate cut? Chair Powell offered few signals of one, economists say

Nothing tariffs are starting to push up prices, Powell said the Fed is already “looking through” goods inflation by not ...

Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of ...

Fed holds interest rates steady, Chair Powell says Fed independence 'very important'

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to ...

‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing

Trump defended his recent decision to fire head of BLS while distancing himself from his past decision to hire Fed chair ...