Trump concludes search for next Federal Reserve chair in World Economy News 23/01/2026 President Donald Trump confirmed this week that he has concluded his search for the next Federal Reserve chair after interviewing a final shortlist of candidates. The president indicated he has reached a definitive decision on the successor to lead the world’s most influential central bank. “I’ll be telling you soon. I have somebody that I think will be very good,” Trump told reporters. This statement has intensified speculation across global financial markets regarding the future direction of U.S. monetary policy. The current shortlist of potential nominees features a mix of institutional insiders and private sector veterans. Included in the final deliberations are National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, BlackRock executive Rick Rieder, current Fed Governor Christopher Waller, and former governor Kevin Warsh. While Hassett was previously viewed as the leading contender, recent signals from the Oval Office suggest a shift in the administration’s thinking. Trump has reportedly weighed the benefits of keeping his top economic advisor in his current White House post rather than moving him to the central bank. The search for a replacement comes amid the president’s escalating public attacks on current Fed Chair Jerome Powell over interest rate policy and a high-profile investigation into agency spending. Source: Investing.com 2026-01-23 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share