{"id":25975,"date":"2025-08-19T15:28:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=25975"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:33:48","slug":"who-will-replace-jerome-powell-fed-chair-betting-odds-shift-amid-trump-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/politics\/who-will-replace-jerome-powell-fed-chair-betting-odds-shift-amid-trump-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Replace Jerome Powell: Fed Chair Betting Odds Shift Amid Trump Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the Jackson Hole summit on the horizon, all eyes are on Jerome Powell this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald Trump has continuously threatened to fire Powell if he doesn&#8217;t lower interest rates soon, but nothing has happened yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, anything can happen in a moment&#8217;s notice in the Trump Administration, so let&#8217;s see who the favorites are to replace Powell should he be axed before the end of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Odds are courtesy of&nbsp;<strong>BetOnline.ag<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christopher Waller has emerged as a 7\/5 (+140) favorite, and the next closes-candidate is Kevin Hassett at 4\/1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The longshots on the board include David Malpass and Judy Shelton. Michelle Bowman is the only other female on the board at 12\/1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/futures-and-props\/us-election\/trump-administration\" title=\"\">Fed Chair Odds can be seen here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next Federal Reserve Chair&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christopher Waller&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7\/5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Hassett&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Warsh&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9\/2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Zervos&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Bullard&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Bowman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephen Miran&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rick Rieder&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;25\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marc Sumerlin&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scott Bessent&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;33\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Malpass&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50\/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judy Shelton&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;50\/1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Jackson Hole summit on the horizon, all eyes are on Jerome Powell this week. 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