Kevin Warsh’s dream of becoming Federal Reserve chairman was nearly tarnished by the specter of having to confront simultaneous and conflicting challenges brewing in the US economy.

New Federal Reserve (Fed) chief Kevin Warsh is set to chair his first meeting of the U.S. central bank's rate-setting committee this week, caught with...

Kevin Warsh’s dream of becoming Federal Reserve chairman was nearly tarnished by the specter of having to confront simultaneous and conflicting challenges brewing in the US…