Trump Indicates He May Be Narrowing Down Fed Chair Pick to One Candidate

BlackRock’s chief bond investment manager, Rick Rieder, is one of the leading candidates.
Trump Indicates He May Be Narrowing Down Fed Chair Pick to One Candidate
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 suggested he is narrowing down his pick for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, and indicated he prefers keeping White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett in his current position.

Speaking with CNBC’s Joe Kernen in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Trump discussed the three candidates for Fed chair that he and his top aides have named publicly: BlackRock’s chief bond investment manager, Rick Rieder, Fed Governor Christopher Waller, and former Fed Governor Kevin ‍Warsh.

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