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Trump can’t stop gushing over new Fed boss Kevin Warsh’s appearance

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The Independent UK · Aug 7

Trump And Warsh Reportedly Held Multiple Calls Over The Past Weeks, Renewing Scrutiny Over Fed Independence

According to people familiar with the discussions, Trump has sought Warsh's views on economic forecasts and broader issues affecting the U.S. economy, but has not pressured him to pursue a specific monetary policy.

International Business Times · Aug 7

Trump swoons over the looks of his hand-picked Fed chair Kevin Warsh: report

President Trump has previously complimented the Syrian president’s looks as well as the mayor of New York City

The Independent UK · Aug 7

US Stock Market: Warsh faces early Fed dissent as three policymakers push for rate hike

New Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh faces significant early policy disagreements. Three members opposed the central bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged. This level of dissent is historically uncommon for a new Fed chair. Previous leaders like Janet Yellen and Jerome Powell experienced less initial opposition. These divisions suggest…

The Economic Times · Jul 30

Fed Meeting Prediction Market Preview: What Will Kevin Warsh Say?

Two weeks ago, a Federal Reserve rate hold on Wednesday looked like a lock.

Benzinga · Jul 29

New Trump book will have readers playing the parlour game: who blabbed?

With their latest book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Australian-American Jonathan Swan have written an “inside-the-beltway” account, as they say in Washington, for political nerds and Trump obsessives. It covers in intricate detail the first year of Trump’s second…

The Conversation · Jul 21

Navigating the New Fed: 5 Conflicts Kevin Warsh Has to Tackle Now

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, the new leader of the most important central bank in the world, faces multiple challenges to his still-emerging authority.

Kiplinger · Jul 14

Fed minutes: Officials deeply divided over future path of US inflation

A Federal Reserve rate-setting committee agreed to keep its key rate unchanged at its meeting last month, though most officials were split over whether inflation is likely to stay elevated or whether it will cool once the Iran war winds down, according to minutes released Wednesday

The Independent UK · Jul 8

Trump is already causing a headache for his new Fed chairman, saying the central bank's board is 'hostile' and 'doing the wrong thing'

Trump claimed the board is "a little hostile" toward new Fed Chairman Warsh.

Fortune · Jul 3

Trump’s new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh pledges independence while fighting inflation

Warsh served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011; he was just 35 when President George W. Bush appointed him as the youngest-ever nominee

The Independent UK · Jul 1