Trump calls it ‘highly unlikely’ he’ll fire Fed chair Powell
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The prospect of a new Federal Reserve chair is stirring fresh uncertainty in markets (^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI), with names like Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh in center stage. Ed Mills, Raymond James managing director,
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Cryptopolitan on MSNKevin Warsh wants Trump to know about his rate cuts U-turn in hunt for Fed jobKevin Warsh, once known for fighting interest rate cuts with everything he had, now wants them. And he wants them fast. In an interview on Fox News, Kevin made it clear that the Federal Reserve needs to cut rates and start shrinking its $7.
Former Fed Gov. Kevin Warsh, considered to be a top contender to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell, said the central bank needs "regime change." "I think what we need is regime change at the Fed," Warsh told Maria Bartiromo in an interview on Fox's Sunday Morning Futures that aired on Sunday.
Kevin Hassett (left) and Kevin Warsh have emerged as favourites to become the next Federal Reserve chairman. Donald Trump’s hunt for the next chair of the Federal Reserve is bec
Two Republicans named Kevin—Kevin Hassett, one of President Trump’s closest economic advisers and Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor—are vying to be the next leader of the central bank. Th
In an FAQ document, the central bank appears to emphasize it’s responding to senators’ concerns, not the OMB chief’s, and that it has cooperated with a capital planning panel.
Kevin Hassett, Trump’s adviser and current director of the National Economic Council, gave an interview with CNBC on Sunday in which he said firing Powell was “being looked into” and praised the US president as “one of the most successful, if not the most successful businessmen in the 20th century”.
One is rising to the top of the list of potential candidates, while the other is facing skepticism from President Trump’s allies.Kevin Hassett, one of Trump’s closest economic advisers, is emerging as a serious contender to be the next Fed chair,