President Trump swore in Kevin Warsh on Friday as the Fed’s 17th Chair, succeeding Jerome Powell. During the ceremony, Trump emphasized that War...

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?

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?

Warsh is replacing Jerome Powell as head of the central bank after the Senate confirmed the Trump appointee in a 54-45 vote last week.

Kevin Warsh has taken the oath as the new US Federal Reserve chair. President Donald Trump stated his desire for Warsh to be fully independent. Trump urged the new chair to focus…