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President Trump confirmed Friday that his top three candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are Kevin Hassett, Kevin Warsh and Christopher Waller.

Trump was asked by a reporter with Bloomberg News if his top three candidates were Hassett, who serves as head of the White House National Economic Council; Warsh, who previously served on the Fed board of governors; and Kevin Waller, an economics professor and current member of the Fed board.

"Yeah, I would say you could say those are the top three," Trump responded. "Good job."

Trump has for months telegraphed that he intends to replace Powell, whose term as chair of the central bank expires next May. Trump has relentlessly pressu

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