(Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Friday said his interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to be the next U.S. central bank chief went well and was not at all political.

Waller, seen as top contender to succeed Chair Jerome Powell next year, told CNBC the interview was “all serious economics.”

CNBC reported earlier that Waller was among five remaining candidates under consideration to succeed Powell when the current chair’s term expires in May.

“I don’t know if I am a finalist or not,” Waller said. “I thought the interview went well. I didn’t get hit by a pitch.”

Bessent, who is doing the main job of vetting candidates for President Donald Trump to nominate for the job, has had preliminary interviews with as many as 11 candidates.

But citing unnamed seni

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