US Pres. Trump to decide on next Fed Chair in 2-3 weeks

Speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn, US President Donald Trump said that he has had four meetings for Fed chairman and would be making a decision over the next two or three weeks, as reported by Reuters.

Key quotes (via Reuters):

  • Will probably decide Price's (Health Secretary) fate sometime today
  • Asked about Cuba, Trump says: "they are doing a lot of bad things"
  • Asked about Health Secretary Price, Trump says he did not like the "optics" of private jet travel
  • Price has not offered to resign

"Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met Thursday with former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh" Bloomberg wrote in a separate article, citing an administration official.

Moreover, according to the Wall Street Journal, Trump and Mnuchin also interviewed Federal Reserve governor Jerome Powell on Wednesday.