President Donald Trump on Friday said that his nominee for the next Federal Reserve chairman, Kevin Warsh, is eager to lower interest rates, a key goal the US leader has long advocated.
“He certainly wants to cut rates. I’ve been watching him for a long time,” Trump said at the White House.
However, he added that he did not want to question Warsh on whether he would commit to doing so.
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