“Jay Powell has been nominated to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, as Donald Trump moves to make his mark on the world’s most powerful central bank,” the Financial Times reports.
“In choosing Mr Powell, the president has spurned calls for disruptive change from some Republicans in favor of stability at the U.S. central bank.”


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