WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump signaled Friday that he is considering dual nominations for the Federal Reserve’s top two jobs.
Trump may appoint Jerome Powell, a member of the Fed’s board, potentially as chairman, and John Taylor, a Stanford University economist, as vice chairman, according to a transcript of an interview with Trump distributed by Fox Business.
Asked about that possibility, Trump said, according to Fox Business: “It is in my thinking, and I have a couple of others things in my thinking but I like talent and they’re both very talented people. It’s a hard decision.”
The interview is to air Sunday.
Speculation about Trump’s choice has intensified on Wall Street and in Washington as several candidates have met with the president in recent weeks.