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Warsh Becomes New Fed Leader

businessMay 16, 2026·150 words·2 min read

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Warsh Becomes New Fed Leader

The US Senate has chosen Kevin Warsh as the new head of the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is the country's central bank. It sets interest rates. The Senate voted 54 to 45 on Wednesday. Warsh starts the job on Friday. Powell leaves that day. But Powell will not go fully. He still votes on interest rates.

President Donald Trump chose Warsh for the job. Trump was angry with Powell. He wanted Powell to cut interest rates more. The Department of Justice started a criminal probe into the Fed. This delayed the vote. Warsh promised the Senate he will make his own decisions.

Warsh starts at a hard time. The cost of living rose 3.8% in one year. This is the biggest rise in almost three years. Food and plane tickets all cost more. The war with Iran made oil prices higher. Warsh wants to fix how inflation is counted.

Key Vocabulary

adj.: the main bank of a country
n.: the number for money costs on a loan
adj.: about a crime, against the law
n.: a check to find the truth
v.: made it happen later
n.: when prices go up
n.: the money you need to live each day

Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

central bankadj.

the main bank of a country

ngân hàng trung ươngbanco central中央銀行merkez bankasıbanco centralbank centralnyبنك مركزيcentrale bankцентральный банк中央银行중앙은행

interest raten.

the number for money costs on a loan

lãi suấttaxa de juros金利、利率faiz oranıtasa de interésstopa procentowaسعر الفائدةrentevoetпроцентная ставка利率금리, 이자율

criminaladj.

about a crime, against the law

(thuộc) hình sựcriminal刑事のcezai, suçpenalkarny, kryminalnyجنائيstrafrechtelijkуголовный刑事的형사상의

proben.

a check to find the truth

cuộc điều trainvestigação調査soruşturmainvestigaciónśledztwoتحقيقonderzoekрасследование调查조사

delayv.

made it happen later

trì hoãnatrasou遅らせたgeciktirdiretrasóopóźniłأخّرvertraagdeзадержал推迟지연시켰다

inflationn.

when prices go up

lạm phátinflaçãoインフレ、物価上昇enflasyoninflacióninflacjaالتضخمinflatieинфляция通货膨胀인플레이션

cost of livingn.

the money you need to live each day

chi phí sinh hoạtcusto de vida生活費yaşam maliyeticosto de vidakoszt życiaتكلفة المعيشةkosten van levensonderhoudстоимость жизни生活成本생활비

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Question 1: True or False

The Senate vote was on Friday.

Trump chose Warsh for the Fed job.

Powell will leave the Fed completely.

The cost of living rose 3.8% in one year.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

What does the Federal Reserve do?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Why did prices go higher in the US?

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Question 5: Fill in the Blank

Officials began a criminal ______ of the Federal Reserve.

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