The US Senate confirmed economist Kevin Warsh as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve. His appointment comes at a time of significant inflationary pressure, taking over from Jerome Powell.

<p> <img alt="Warsh takes office with US inflation at a three-year high" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110123/100x80/wal.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed economist Kevin Warsh as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve in a 54-45 vote, in a transition that hands control of the world's most influential central bank to President Donald Trump's pick at a mom...