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Kevin Warsh Backs Trump's Rate Cuts Amid Fed Nomination

1/31/2026

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Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve official, endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump's call for lower interest rates as Warsh is nominated to lead the Federal Reserve.
This nomination would mark Warsh's return to the Federal Reserve after previously serving as a Fed official.
Warsh, 55, grew up in upstate New York and earned a Stanford University bachelor’s degree in public policy in 1992 and a Harvard University law degree.

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Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve official, endorsed U.S. President Donald Trump's call for lower interest rates as Warsh is nominated to lead the Federal Reserve.
This nomination would mark Warsh's return to the Federal Reserve after previously serving as a Fed official.
Warsh, 55, grew up in upstate New York and earned a Stanford University bachelor’s degree in public policy in 1992 and a Harvard University law degree.