U.S. President Donald Trump said earlier this week he planned to tap former Federal Reserve (Fed) Governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell in May, likely believing that he could deliver on his push to lower interest rates.
When Trump said that Warsh comes from "central casting," the president revealed a lot about his own views of the 55-year-old's looks and conventional pedigree. Warsh has many of the trappings of a traditional pick to lead the world's most important central bank, yet he's doing so at a decidedly unconventional moment for the Fed, as Trump has said the new chair needs to cut its benchmark rates to the White House's liking.
"Heβs very smart, very good, strong, young, pretty young," Trump told repo
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