The Trump administration wants Kevin Warsh in place as the new US central bank chair "as soon as possible," with the existing Fed chief's term coming soon to an end, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
Warsh, a former Federal Reserve official, is President Donald Trump's choice to succeed Jerome Powell.
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