Trump Says He’ll Meet Warsh as Fed Chair Search Nears End

President Donald Trump said he would meet Wednesday with former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh, as he pushes ahead with his search for the next chair of the central bank.

“I’m meeting with Kevin Warsh today, so I’m meeting with them,” Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if he was interviewing finalists for the job.

Kevin Warsh

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The president said he wasn’t asking candidates to succeed Chair Jerome Powell to pledge to cut interest rates but said his view is that “our rate should be much lower.”

“I sort of have a very good idea what I’m ...