President Trump is expected to nominate Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor and critic, as Federal Reserve chair, The Wall Street Journal’s Nick Timiraos, Brian Schwartz, and Alex Leary report. Warsh has aligned with Trump’s views, advocating for faster interest rate cuts and embracing tariff policies. “A lot of people think that this is somebody that could’ve been there a few years ago,” said Trump, who considered Warsh for the job eight years ago but instead selected the current chair, Jerome Powell.
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