Finance & Banking — Federal Reserve Chair Nomination Advances as Senate Support Grows

Finance & Banking · 2026-04-27

TODAY'S SIGNAL — The most consequential development for Finance & Banking professionals this weekend is the sudden acceleration of the Federal Reserve leadership transition. Sen. Thom Tillis dropping his opposition to Kevin Warsh's confirmation — conditioned on the DOJ dropping its criminal case against outgoing Chair Jerome Powell — removes the last major Senate obstacle before Powell's May 15…