A top economist says Kevin Warsh is a 'reasonable' choice for Fed chair, but his legacy hinges on one key issue

Kevin Warsh checks a lot of boxes that Federal Reserve watchers care about. But the top economist at Moody's Analytics, Mark Zandi, says the real test is whether Warsh can keep politics out of interest rate decisions."Kevin Warsh is a reasonable choice for the next Federal Reserve chair. His obvious strength is his previous stint on the Fed during the Global Financial Crisis. He knows the institution and everyone in global central banking circles," Zandi wrote in an X post on Sunday. "But the critical que ...