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Kevin Warsh has been approved as the next chair of the US Federal Reserve in the most partisan Senate vote ever for the position. Warsh now faces mounting pressure from President Donald Trump to lower interest rates as inflation and recession fears weigh on the US economy.
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00:00Kevin Warsh will be the next U.S. Federal Reserve chair, tasked with avoiding a recession for an economy struggling
00:06with inflation.
00:07The U.S. Senate approved Warsh on Wednesday in the most partisan confirmation of a Fed chair ever.
00:13He's expected to face pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump over soaring costs.
00:18Current Chair Jerome Powell has resisted Trump's calls to slash interest rates, placing him at odds with the president.
00:24It's unclear whether Warsh, who's known as an inflation hawk, will pursue cuts at the Fed's next meeting in June.
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