Donald Trump has announced Kevin Warsh as his nomination for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, selecting a candidate who has been an outspoken critic of the US central bank.

The move ends months of speculation about who the president would pick to replace Jerome Powell , as he waged an extraordinary campaign to influence policymaking at the Fed by repeatedly calling for rate cuts.

Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: β€œI have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best.

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