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US senators grill new Fed chair

Reflecting on his appearance before senators, we examine how Kevin Warsh could change the US Federal Reserve.

Andrew Peach is joined by George Conboy as we look at Kevin Warsh鈥檚 grilling before the US Senate's banking committee and examine the prospects for the world鈥檚 largest economy, with expert analysis from economist Courtney Shupert.

With US president Donald Trump extending the ceasefire with Iran, we speak to oil analyst Sarah Emerson about how American oil firms are benefiting from the disruption in the Middle East.

And we travel to the Canary Islands to find out how tourism is increasingly turning to sport in the race for profit.

The latest business and finance news from around the world, on the 麻豆社.

(Picture: Kevin Warsh, US president Donald Trump's nominee to be the next chair of the US Federal Reserve, at the end of a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., 21 April 2026. Credit: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque)

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