Kevin Warsh has aligned his views with Trump on interest rates

Kevin Warsh has aligned his views with Trump on interest rates

Kevin Warsh, a former US Federal Reserve official tipped to be named its chief by President Donald Trump on Friday, was long an inflation foe but has aligned his views with those of Trump officials seeking aggressive interest rate cuts.

Trump said he would announce his pick after the Fed held its benchmark rate steady this week under Chairman Jerome Powell, whom the president again slammed as a "moron".

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