Warsh: Trump never asked for rate cuts at particular meeting

WARSH: SMALLER BALANCE SHEET WOULD MEAN RATES COULD LOWER, INFLATION BETTER, ECONOMY STRONGER WARSH: IF FED KEPT SMALLER BALANCE SHEET, RATES COULD BE LOWER Fed Nominee Warsh: Outside Of MonPol, Fed Should Work With Government - Likely To Happen Going Forward *WARSH: HAVEN'T FIXED A PARTICULAR NUMBER FOR BALANCE SHEET SIZE *WARSH: FED BALANCE SHEET SHOULDN'T BE HOLDING LONG-TERM ASSETS

Fed Chair Nominee Warsh: The economy is close to full employment now. Fed Chair Nominee Warsh: I prefer using interest rates as the dominant force; if we were to cut rates, a broader range of people would benefit. Fed Chair Nominee Warsh: Told Trump using rates is better than buying bonds. WARSH: TOO MANY FED OFFICIALS OPINE ON RATES IN ADVANCE || WE DON'T KNOW THE STATE OF AI, GEOPOLITICS || RATES NEED TO BE BASED ON BETTER DATA, FORWARD LOOKING WARSH: NEED DEBATE INSIDE FOMC || TEND TO FAVOR MESSIER MEETINGS, FAMILY FIGHT

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Fed Chair Nominee Warsh: Fed does not have legal right to issue digital currency, and would be a bad policy choice.