Warsh’s chances of becoming Fed chair jump as Trump suggests he doesn’t want Hassett in that job

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Why it matters

President Trump's comments suggest he may not want Kevin Hassett to become the next Fed chair, potentially increasing the chances of Jerome Powell's deputy, Lael Brainard, or other candidates, including Kevin Warsh, to take the position.

Expected market reaction

Bullish Confidence 80% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

Market impact analysis based on bullish sentiment with 80% confidence.

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source MarketWatch
Claim Warsh’s chances of becoming Fed chair jump as Trump suggests he doesn’t want Hassett in that job
AI inference Bullish · 80%
Generated 2026-01-16 16:24

AI provenance

Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

The contest to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve took another turn Friday, as President Donald Trump hinted that he may want to keep economist Kevin Hassett in his current White House job.

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Original article published by MarketWatch on January 16, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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