2026-01-31
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Venezuela's parliament passes a new bill that will pave the way for more private investors in its oil industry.
And Panama's top court makes a key ruling on China's involvement on the country's famous canal.
Kevin Warsh,
that's the guy who President Trump just nominated to be the chair of the Federal Reserve,
America's central bank.
He's a former Fed governor who's been critical of how the central bank has handled inflation and thinks it has too broad of an influence on financial markets.
President Trump has recently been seeking greater control over the Fed by putting in policymakers who back his push for lower interest rates.
But is that what Warsh will do?
Here's Aaron Klein,
a former US Treasury official who previously worked with Kevin Warsh and is now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington.
Through most of his career, he's been relatively hawkish and wanted higher interest rates.
How somebody's going to do once they get the job is the big open question of all of the finalists.
Warsh was among the people that I think would be less pliable and more committed to the Federal Reserve's long-term goals.
So how certain is this nomination and what are the next steps?