Trump excludes the US Treasury Secretary from the List of Candidates to the Federal Presidency

US President Donald Trump announced today, Tuesday, that he had reduced the list of potential candidates to head the Federal Reserve to 4 names, stressing that US Treasury Secretary Scott Payette, who was one of the most prominent candidates, came out of the competition based on his personal desire. C & quot; American: & quot; I love Scott, but he wants to stay in his current position .. I asked him last night: Do you want the position? He replied: No, I want to remain where I am .. Rather, he said with the letter: I want to work with you, and this is a great honor .. I said to him: This is the kindness of you, and I appreciate that & quot;

& nbsp; This is on the current, which gives Trump a new opportunity to appoint another member of the council, at a time when the White House intensifies his pressure on the federal reserve to reduce interest rates. The former member of the Federal Reserve Council Kevin Warsh, Director of the National Economic Council and the advisor close to Trump Kevin Haysit, both of whom are known for his tendency to reduce interest rates. It is also believed that the current member of the Federal Governor Council Christopher Wald also among the nominated names. Trump said in his remarks to the & quot; CNBC & quot;: & quot; the two, Kevin Warsh and Kevin Haysit, excellent, and there are also distinguished others & quot; adding that the resignation of Koger was & quot; The current, Jerome Powell, in May 2026, after it became a frequent goal of Trump’s criticism, amid increasing speculation that Trump may appoint the & quot; shadow & quot; In the Federal Council with the aim of influencing Powell and reducing his influence until the end of his term, and although Trump has not confirmed that he would adopt this approach, but he indicated that he & quot; In his statements that when he met Powell for the first time, the latter told him: & quot; sir, I will keep the interest rates very low, because I am a supporter of low interest & quot;

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The federal had decided last week to install the basic interest rate within a range ranging between 4.25% and 4.5%, and the markets are waiting for the next federal decision with a possible reduction in September, This follows a series of discounts that reached a full percentage between September and December 2024, which is a move that Trump described as & quot; political motives & quot; It aims to support the democratic candidate for the presidency, Kamala Harris.

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