
BBC - 1 hour 33 min ago
Kevin Warsh denied making a deal with Donald Trump on interest rates and said he wanted regime change at the central bank.

BBC - 1 hour 33 min ago
Kevin Warsh denied making a deal with Donald Trump on interest rates and said he wanted regime change at the central bank.

The Hill - 5 hours 17 min ago
President Trump on Tuesday said he would be disappointed if the Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh does not cut interest rates right away comments that came moments before Warsh's scheduled confirmation hearing on the Hill. When asked if he'd be disappointed if Warsh didn't move quickly to lower benchmark interest rates, the president...

The Hill - 6 hours 22 min ago
Kevin Warsh, President Trump's pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, will testify Tuesday morning before the Senate Banking Committee. Trump announced Warsh, a former Fed board member, as his nominee in January as tensions rose between the president and Powell over interest rates and costly renovations at the nation's central bank. The Trump...

Fortune - 8 hours 32 min ago
"I do not believe the operational independence of monetary policy is particularly threatened when elected officials state their views on interest rates."...

The Guardian - 9 hours 39 min ago
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...

The Independent - 10 hours 2 min ago
Move fast to control inflation, says former rate setter...

The Guardian - 10 hours 24 min ago
The hearing marks a key hurdle Kevin Warsh must overcome in order to succeed Jerome Powell when his term ends on 15 May Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Federal Reserve will commit to protecting central bank independence on interest rates at a crucial confirmation hearing later today. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Donald Trump's labor secretary, resigned from her role with the administration. She said it was "an honor and a privilege...

The Guardian - 13 hours 19 min ago
ONS data for three months to February is not expected to alter Bank of England's decision on interest rates Business live latest updates Unemployment in the UK unexpectedly fell in the three months to February, according to official figures but the fallout from the conflict in the Middle East is expected to cause a rise in job cuts. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that the rate of unemployment was 4.9% in the three months to February. This compares with 5.2% in the three months...

NY Post - 23 hours 14 min ago
Kevin Warsh, President Trump's pick to lead the Fed, is expected to face a heated grilling in a Senate hearing Tuesday over his commitment to independence and whether he plans to slash interest rates.