Trump's Fed list is bait to see who will speak out for rate cuts, says Brookings' David Wessel
CNBC Televisionยท2025-08-13 17:44
Stick with me here. Let's bring in David Wessel, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution. He suspects that putting more names on the Fed chair uh potential list will put even more pressure on Powell when it comes to rate cuts.David, uh let let's put this back on the screen here. These uh these Fed chair candidates for just a moment. It looks like a choir all singing against uh what the Fed chair uh Jay Powell has been doing and perhaps in support of President Trump's call for rate cut ...