By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writer 

White House: Trump plans to make choice for Fed next week

 

October 27, 2017



WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's press secretary said Friday that Trump plans to announce his choice for the next chairman of the Federal Reserve next week. But his press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, wouldn't discuss reports that the leading candidate is Jerome Powell, a member of the Fed's board.

Asked about reports that Janet Yellen won't likely be offered a second term as Fed chair and that Trump is instead leaning toward Powell, Sanders said, "I can confirm that the president plans to make an announcement on that next week, but beyond that I don't have any other detail...



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