Trump's Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh confirmed by US Senate

Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the narrowest margin since the role required a Senate confirmation vote.

Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair

President Trump’s pick to replace Jerome H. Powell takes the helm at a highly uncertain moment for the economy and with heightened concern about the Federal Reserve’s ability to operate independently.

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US Senate confirms Trump nominee Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair

The Senate voted 54 to 45 to confirm Warsh, who will replace outgoing chair Jerome Powell, a frequent target of Donald Trump's insults and criticism.

US Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, replacing Jerome Powell

Warsh will serve four-year term as chair, taking over amid rising inflation and pressure from Trump to lower rates The US Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, one of the most powerful roles in the federal government that holds enormous sway over the economy. The 54-45 Senate vote on Wednesday was split along party lines, with the exception of Democratic senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania, who joined the Republican majority. Warsh was confirmed for a four-year te...

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Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as next chair of the Federal Reserve

Warsh has argued there's room for the central bank to lower interest rates, but that could be challenging at a time of rising inflation.

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Kevin Warsh confirmed as new US Federal Reserve chair amid controversy

Senate confirms Trump pick Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair amid growing concerns over independence.

Senate confirms Kevin Warsh as Fed chair as Trump's economic vision comes into focus

Kevin Warsh was confirmed as the new Federal Reserve chair by the Senate, ushering in a new era at the central bank.

U.S. Senate votes to approves Trump's pick for Federal Reserve chair

The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, bringing new leadership to the world's most powerful central bank at a fraught moment for the global economy.

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Warsh confirmed as Federal Reserve chair, as US central bank faces Trump assault

The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chairman to lead a central bank whose independence is under attack and with inflation at a three-year high. The Senate voted 54 to 45 to in favour of Warsh, with Republicans holding a slim majority and ensuring US President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Jerome Powell was confirmed. Once known as a monetary “hawk” against inflation, Warsh has shifted in line with Trump’s push for lower interest rates that has posed...

By Agence France-Presse

Trump's Federal Reserve chair nominee confirmed by Senate

Kevin Warsh is set to replace outgoing chair Jerome Powell, who has been a frequent target of Trump's criticism.

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Kevin Warsh officially confirmed as Federal Reserve chair

The 56-year-old economist takes the helm of the Fed at a pivotal moment, amid renewed inflationary pressures and White House attempts to exert influence over the institution

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Trump Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh is confirmed by Senate as Jerome Powell vows to stay on board

Kevin Warsh stressed that the president did not make him pledge to cut interest rates to secure his nomination to head the Federal Reserve

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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve

Warsh clinches Senate approval to be Fed's next chair

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The US Senate on Wednesday approved Kevin Warsh as chair of ‌the Federal Reserve, putting the 56-year-old lawyer and financier at the helm as the US central bank grapples with intensifying inflation that may make it hard to push through the interest-rate cuts that President Donald Trump has demanded. The vote was 54-45 in the most-partisan-ever US Senate confirmation of a Fed chair. A single Democrat, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, voted with the Republican majority. His

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Warsh confirmed as Fed chair as central bank faces Trump assault

The Senate voted 54 to 45 in favor of Warsh, with Republicans holding a slim majority and ensuring U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to replace Jerome Powell was confirmed.

US Senate Confirms Trump Nominee Kevin Warsh As Federal Reserve Chair

The Senate voted 54 to 45 to confirm Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, who like Trump has advocated for lower interest rates.

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Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chair as central bank faces Trump assault

Kevin Warsh confirmed as next Fed chair by Senate

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US confirms Warsh as Fed chair amid pressure from Trump

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Trump’s Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh confirmed by US Senate

Donald Trump's Federal Reserve chair has been confirmed by the US Senate in a vote that fell largely along party lines.

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