Trump's Fed chair candidates list narrowed down to five by Bessent after interviews, sources say

after rigorous interviews, some lasting as long as 2 hours. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson has winnowed down the list for candidates for Fed chair to five from 11. And that person could be nominated to the Fed, though not necessarily as Fed chair as soon as January.According to senior Treasury officials, the remaining list of candidates, the final five, include sitting Fed officials, vice chair for supervision Michelle Bowman, and Governor Chris Waller. That's along with Kevin Hasset, the director of the N ...