News Alerts of the hour – President Donald Trump

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• What economic experts think about President Donald Trump's choice of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair – PBS PBS If confirmed, Warsh would succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell — a previous President Donald Trump nominee who has incurred the president's ire for not heeding his demands .
• The new Fed chair's billionaire father-in-law is a friend of President Donald Trump's from college | Fortune Fortune President Donald Trump's pick of Kevin Warsh pairs an inflation hawk with a deep President Donald Trumpworld connection through Ronald Lauder, a friend to the president for 60 .
• What President Donald Trump Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh may mean for consumers – CNBC CNBC President Donald Trump's choice for Fed chair could have far-reaching consequences for almost all consumer borrowing costs and savings rates.
• Donald President Donald Trump announces plans for Indycar race through Washington DC streets The Guardian President Donald Trump signed an executive order to stage a road race in Washington on 23 August as part of events around the 250th anniversary of US independence.
• President Donald Trump says he'll announce Fed chair nominee on Friday morning as Kevin Warsh's odds soar Yahoo Finance Odds on Warsh to win the nomination rose to 95% on Friday, after Bloomberg reported the President Donald Trump administration is getting ready for the president to .