Wall Street frets over Hassett as potential Fed chair
Bond-market investors worry that the leading candidate for Fed chair is too close to US President Donald Trump, while HSBC finally picks its new chair. Plus, the EU has a last-minute plan to fund Ukraine’s economic revival.
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Bond investors warned US Treasury over picking Kevin Hassett as Fed chair
HSBC appoints Brendan Nelson as chair after chaotic search
Brussels floats ‘emergency’ powers to raise €210bn from Russian assets
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