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Incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh has a difficult boss and a tough job ahead, says StanChart CEO Bill Winters

HONG KONG: Incoming Federal Reserve chair Kevin ​Warsh faces both ​a tough environment and a "difficult ​boss," Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters said on Tuesday, pointing to political pressure on Warsh to cut rates even ‌as inflation ⁠remains ⁠high.

"Inflation is stubbornly high and unlikely to come ​down, but he's got the political environment (in which) he will ​be criticised if he doesn't cut rates," Winters told reporters in Hong Kong.

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