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Trump wants incoming Fed chair Warsh to be independent

US President Donald Trump said Friday he wanted new Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh to be fully independent, before urging the central bank head at his swearing in to let the economy "boom."

Reuters WORLD
Published May 22,2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump on ⁠Friday ⁠said that he wanted incoming Fed ⁠Chair Kevin Warsh to be "totally independent" in his new role.

"Don't look ⁠at me, ⁠don't look at anybody, just do your own thing and ⁠do a great job," Trump said at a swearing-in ⁠ceremony at ‌the ‌White House.