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The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve with a 54-45 vote, the slimmest confirmation margin ever for a head of the central bank. Mike McKee reports.

Bloomberg's Mike McKee reports that the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair is essentially a done deal. He speaks on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee says he is less optimistic about disinflation progress and adds that there needs to be more clarity on where inflation is headed. He speaks with Mike McKee on Bloomberg Television.

Rick Rieder, BlackRock's CIO of global fixed income, says US equities are not in a bubble because of capital expenditures and earnings growth on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee warns against reflexively lowering interest rates in response to faster productivity growth, as it can sometimes drive up inflation. He speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem says there is a lot of uncertainty over the future path for the economy and monetary policy during remarks at an event in Fairhope, Alabama, organized by the Mississippi Bankers Association.

Steven Mnuchin, founder of Liberty Strategic Capital and former US Treasury Secretary, says he supports the proposal released by the Securities and Exchange Commission that will allow US companies to choose to report earnings semiannually. Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, Mnuchin also comments on the economic impact of AI, the conflict in Iran, the federal budget deficit and Federal Reserve monetary policy.

"I don't care. If he stays on he stays on," President Donald Trump says when asked about his thoughts on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's decision to stay on the Fed Board of Governors after his term as chair is over.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says productivity gains should help keep core prices under control and it would be a mistake for the Federal Reserve and ECB to hike rates during what he sees as a temporary oil shock. Speaking on "Bloomberg Surveillance," Hassett also weighs in on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's plans to stay on at the central bank once his term as chairman ends.

Jeffrey Rosenberg, portfolio manager of the systematic multi-strategy fund at BlackRock, says the market took the Federal Reserve easing bias out at the onset of the war in Iran.