What priorities will Jerome Powell bring to the Fed?

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Trump announced Jerome Powell as his nominee to be the new chair of the Federal Reserve.

President Trump announced Jerome Powell as his nominee to be the new chair of the Federal Reserve, replacing Janet Yellen in early 2018. With a background in law and finance, Powell would be the first Fed chair in almost forty years without formal economics training. Economics correspondent Paul Solman offers a profile of Powell and Judy Woodruff speaks with Krishna Guha of Evercore.

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