US EditionWho is Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh?
Trump nominates former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, known for his hawkish inflation stance and ties to Wall Street, aiming to shift monetary policy amid tensions with Jerome Powell.
- On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced he plans to nominate Kevin Warsh as Fed chair, pending U.S. Senate approval as Jerome Powell’s term ends on May 23.
- Amid pressure on the Fed, Warsh has actively campaigned in recent months, saying the Fed `has been broken for quite a long time`.
- Warsh’s résumé shows he served on the Federal Reserve Board from 2006 to 2011 and is a Hoover Institution fellow and Stanford lecturer.
- Warsh’s policy views suggest he has become critical of the Fed and called for 'regime change,' with his AI and inflation stance potentially influencing future policy.
- Past Fed votes show that Kevin Warsh objected in 2011 to the $600 billion Treasury purchase and warned in 2008 that rate cuts could spur inflation.
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Warsh 'regime change' faces steep hurdles
Kevin Warsh checks a long list of boxes for President Donald Trump as his pick to run the Federal Reserve, with longstanding political and social ties to the president, deep Wall Street connections and a well-tailored demeanor, but how deeply and quickly he will cut interest rates and how aggressively he will pursue his "regime change" at the Fed remain open questions. Trump has called for rate cuts to what amount to crisis levels of perhaps 1%.…
Who is Kevin Warsh? Five key facts about the top Fed chair contender
U. S. President Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, to be the Fed Chair in May, seeking to lower U. S. interest rates. Warsh, 55, was the youngest member of the Fed when he joined in 2006 at age 35. He played a significant role during the […] The post Who is Kevin Warsh? Five key facts about the top Fed chair contender appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
The Quote & Quiz For 1/31/26
I know, it’s becoming tiresome. But when you have a quote factory like Donald J. Trump it gets hard not to go there, especially during slow weeks when nobody else is saying things that are more stupid, crude, outrageous or all three at once. This week Trump picked Kevin Warsh to be the new Fed chair. Of his choice he said: “Anybody that disagrees with me will never be the Fed Chairman!” Kevin Warsh Warsh responded by saying: A) “It’s important …
Is Warsh Really the Fed Chair of Trump's Dreams?
President Donald Trump, who is an inflation dove, announced Friday morning that he will name Kevin Warsh-whose past record is that of an inflation hawk-to succeed Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve. Trump has been so desperate to lower interest rates that last he year contemplated firing Powell, whose views on monetary policy are fairly mainstream.
The former member of the American Central Bank will take the place of Powell in May, chosen by the tycoon in 2017. Save then attack him for not having quickly lowered interest rates. Gold and silver fall.Donald Trump does not give up surprise.The appointment of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, starting from May, is the classic compromise after the thunder of the last months to which the president never gives up. Warsh is considered a dov…
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