Polymarket users are betting on National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett becoming the next chairman of the Federal Reserve .

As of Friday afternoon, Hassett’s odds of becoming the next Fed chairman rose to 56% on Polymarket , which represented a volume of over $496,000 in bets. He was followed by Fed governor Christopher Waller, at 23%, and former Fed governor Kevin Warsh with 13%.

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President Donald Trump floated Hassett as the successor to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell when his term is up in May 2026.

However, despite Hassett expressing his opinion on how the Fed should be run during a September CBS News interview , he insisted, “I don’t have a plan to overhaul the Fed now; I’m just happy t

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