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Wanted: Fed Chair. Must Run World’s Largest Economy, Manage Up

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Episode Wanted: Fed Chair. Must Run World’s Largest Economy, Manage Up

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Weeks before the Trump administration is expected to name its pick for the next US Federal Reserve chair, current White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett leads a group of five finalists. Whoever prevails will have the significant job of guiding the US through challenging economic times, while balancing the Fed’s long-standing independence against a hands-on president.

On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg Fed reporters Amara Omeokwe and Enda Curran join David Gura to discuss what the leading candidates bring to the job.

Read more: Hassett Emerges as Frontrunner in Trump Fed Chair Audition

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