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• Uma comissão do Senado está prestes a dar prosseguimento à escolha de Trump, enquanto persistem dúvidas sobre a independência do Fed e o futuro de Powell. • Kevin Warsh, a escolha de Donald Trump para liderar o Federal Reserve, deve superar um obstáculo processual crucial nesta quarta-feira, abrindo caminho para que ele suceda Jerome Powell nas próximas semanas, em meio aos esforços sem precedentes da Casa Branca para exercer controle sobre o banco central mais poderoso do mundo. • A comissão bancária do Senado deve votar às 10h EDT (14h GMT) para encaminhar a nomeação de Warsh ao plenário do Senado, controlado pelos Republicanos. Espera-se que todos os 13 Republicanos do painel apoiem Warsh, depois que Thom Tillis, senador da Carolina do Norte, desistiu de sua oposição após a decisão do Departamento de Justiça, na sexta-feira, de encerrar uma investigação criminal contra Powell, que Tillis via como uma ameaça à independência política do Fed.

• 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...