The atypically public vetting process for Trump’s Fed chair selection is officially down to five (as reported earlier by CNBC’s Steve Liesman): Bowman, Hassett, Rieder, Waller and Warsh. This contest so far appears to have accomplished two goals: Slowing down something that appeared to be speeding up (in a possibly unhelpful way) this summer and providing broader intellectual cover to the arguments behind faster rate cuts https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/trump-considers-fed-chair-selection-by-year-end-from-slate-of-five-finalists-271d026a?st=Kk8fac&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink(Nick Timiraos)