Trump Says Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Must Be Fully Independent

US President Donald Trump said he wants new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh to be fully independent, underscoring the White House’s stance toward the central bank as he was sworn in at the White House. Trump said Warsh should focus only on doing his job well, without looking to him or to anyone else for direction. "Kevin'in tamamen bağımsız olmasını istiyorum. Görevini en iyi şekilde yerine getirmesini istiyorum. Bana bakmayın, kimseye bakmayın, sadece işinizi yapın ve iyi yapın," Trump said during the ceremony. Trump had previously sharply criticized Jerome Powell, the Fed’s former chairman, and said he was planning to remove him. The remarks add to longstanding tensions between Trump and the Federal Reserve over the central bank’s independence.