{"id":2707,"date":"2026-01-22T18:48:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/rieder-odds-rising-for-fed-chair-after-trump-calls-blackrock-executive-very-impressive\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T18:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:48:06","slug":"rieder-odds-rising-for-fed-chair-after-trump-calls-blackrock-executive-very-impressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/rieder-odds-rising-for-fed-chair-after-trump-calls-blackrock-executive-very-impressive\/","title":{"rendered":"Rieder odds rising for Fed chair after Trump calls BlackRock executive ‘very impressive’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s senior managing director, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York City on Sept. 28, 2023.<\/p>\n

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BlackRock fixed income chief Rick Rieder’s star is rising as a potential Federal Reserve chair following flattering remarks Wednesday from President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

In a CNBC interview, Trump called Rieder “very impressive” following a recent meeting between the two. Rieder is one of a few finalists in the race to see who will succeed current Chair Jerome Powell when his term expires in May.<\/p>\n

Trump also indicated that he is near a decision, with a candidate field that began at 11 now whittled “down to maybe one,” the president said during the interview from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Following his comments, traders on the Kalshi predictions market raised the odds for Rieder getting the nomination to 33%, about double where they were at the beginning of the week. Rieder did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh continues to hold the lead at 45%, but that’s down about 14 points from Monday.<\/p>\n

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who has led the candidate screening, told CNBC earlier this week that he expects Trump will announce a decision next week.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Disclosure: CNBC and Kalshi have a commercial relationship<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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