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Un comité del Senado se dispone a avanzar con la elección de Trump mientras persisten las dudas sobre la independencia de la Fed y el futuro de Powell. Política de EE. UU. en vivo – últimas actualizaciones. Suscríbase al boletín de noticias de última hora de EE. UU. por correo electrónico. Kevin Warsh, la elección de Donald Trump para dirigir la Reserva Federal, está listo para superar un obstáculo procesal clave el miércoles, allanando el camino para suceder a Jerome Powell en las próximas semanas en medio de los esfuerzos sin precedentes de la Casa Blanca por ejercer control sobre el banco central más poderoso del mundo. El comité bancario del Senado tiene previsto votar a las 10:00 a. m. EDT (14:00 GMT) para avanzar en la nominación de Warsh hacia el pleno del Senado, controlado por los republicanos. Se espera que los 13 republicanos del panel apoyen a Warsh después de que Thom Tillis, senador de Carolina del Norte, retirara su oposición tras la decisión del Departamento de Justicia el viernes de finalizar una investigación penal sobre Powell que Tillis consideraba una amenaza para la independencia política de la Fed. Continuar leyendo...

• Kevin Warsh, President Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, testifies in his first Senate Banking Committee hearing at 1400 GMT on April 21, 2026, facing questions on Fed independence amid Trump's pressure to cut rates. • Warsh advocates reducing the Fed's balance sheet, conflicting with recent resumption of regular Treasury purchases in December 2025. • The hearing addresses hot topics like Fed autonomy and potential rate cuts, with USD firming after Monday's rally rejection.

Former Wall Street banker faces questions at confirmation hearing – but his biggest backer is also his biggest liabilityOn the face of it, Kevin Warsh looks like an ideal candidate to chair the Federal Reserve, the world’s most important central bank. The 56-year-old Ivy League economist, former Wall Street banker and presidential adviser ticks all the boxes. Unfortunately for Warsh, as he faces what could be a fraught nomination hearing, his biggest backer is also his biggest liability.In his second term, Donald Trump has attacked the Fed in a manner both unprecedented and unseemly. He has called current chair Jerome Powell – whom he also appointed – a “jerk”, “a stubborn MORON”, and repeatedly threatened to fire him. Continue reading...