By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday confirmed the names of five candidates to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the powerful Federal Reserve next year.

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On an Air Force One flight to Asia with President Donald Trump, Bessent said he would engage in a second round of interviews in the coming week

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