[Trump Narrows Down Federal Reserve Chair Candidates to Five] BlockBeats News, October 27, according to Bloomberg, Trump has narrowed down the list of candidates for Federal Reserve Chair to five. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant confirmed the five final candidates to succeed current Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell: Christopher Waller, Michelle Bowman, Kevin Warsh, Kevin Hassett, and Rick Rieder. Besant will conduct a new round of interviews and plans to submit the final list to President Trump after Thanksgiving, with a decision expected by the end of the year.