Mr Warsh replaces Mr Jerome Powell, who has said he will remain on the Federal Reserve board. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Never before has a chair of the US Federal Reserve been so controversial. Who is Kevin Warsh? Can he preserve the Fed's independence, or will he become Donald Trump's puppet?

Incoming Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh will be sworn in at the White House on Friday, taking the reins of the US central bank as it faces unprecedented pressure from President…