Trump to make final Fed choice in next week or two, Hassett says

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 12/10/25 01:35 PM EST

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Wednesday said U.S. President Donald Trump will make his final choice to lead the Federal Reserve within the next two weeks.

With "stronger data" as a rationale, "you could definitely get to 50 basis points or even more," Hassett, the front-runner to be the Federal Reserve's next chair, said in an interview on Fox News' "America Reports" program. (Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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