Fed Chair Nomination Shakes Markets as Congressional Trading Scandal Fuels Reform Calls
The nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chair sent the dollar surging and triggered sharp sell-offs in gold and silver, while fresh scrutiny of Marjorie Taylor Greene's stock trades has reignited bipartisan demands to ban congressional stock trading. The dual pressures of monetary policy uncertainty and legislative ethics controversies are adding layers of volatility across equity and currency markets.
ViaNews Editorial Team (Markets)•