Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller, a Trump appointee from the president’s first term and a contender to succeed Jerome Powell as chair, said he would accept the top job if offered. “If \[Trump\] says ‘Chris,

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said worries about hiring in the private sector have driven his call for the central bank to cut rates this month. He stopped just short of saying he would dissent if his colleagues don’t lower rates at the Fed’s July 29-30 meeting.