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Kevin Hassett’s once-clear path to the Fed’s top job has become uncertain after pushback from Trump insiders revived Kevin Warsh’s candidacy.

The financial markets opened the week of December 15, 2025, with a palpable sense of anticipation, as major stock indices registered gains, signaling investor optimism ahead of a packed schedule of critical economic reports. This upward movement comes as traders position themselves for a deluge of data that promises to

he November employment data, delayed due to the government shutdown, will be released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday.

Trump’s remarks indicate the Fed chair decision is still unsettled, keeping Warsh in the race alongside Hassett.

The C5 superclub would meet regularly, just like the Group of Seven, with specific themes on the agenda.

Goolsbee was one of the three Fed officials who dissented against the central bank’s decision of a 25-basis-point rate cut on Wednesday.

While the Dow Jones futures were up on Friday morning, S&P and Nasdaq 100 futures were down.

In a Substack post, Pompliano stated that the return of quantitative easing is likely to leave investors “very happy,” given its historical impact on asset prices.

According to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday, jobless claims rose by 44,000 to 236,000 in the week ended December 6.

According to a CNBC report, Bessent will propose a new approach for the FSOC in a bid to allow the monitoring body to adopt a freer process when it comes to the regulation and oversight of institutions under its mandate.

The Dow Jones futures were down 0.18% and the S&P 500 futures dipped 0.54% at the time of writing.

Powell said tariffs are driving the recent inflation overshoot, stressing the Fed’s job is to ensure the price spike remains a one-time effect.

The move marks the third reduction in 2025, following similar quarter-point cuts in September and October.

Dalio added that he tried to computerize his principles and built a coach in the form of an app to allow the people he was working with to ask questions and leverage his decision-making process.

The Employment Cost Index rose 0.8% in the quarter ended September 2025 compared to 0.9% in the previous quarter.

According to data from the CME FedWatch tool, there is an 87.6% probability of a 25 bps rate cut on Wednesday.

According to data from the CME FedWatch tool, there is an 89.9% probability of a 25 basis point rate cut on Wednesday.

Kevin Hassett’s push for deeper rate cuts comes as he emerges as the leading contender to replace Jerome Powell, with markets bracing for a more dovish Fed.

The Department of Education said the ‘SAVE Plan’ would have added more than $342 billion to federal costs over a decade.

The Dow Jones futures were up by 0.11% while the S&P 500 futures were up 0.04%.

The muted action reflects a broader sense of indecision across markets, with traders weighing the central bank’s interest-rate path against the latest geopolitical and trade uncertainties.