May 13th, 2026

Senate Votes to Confirm Kevin Warsh as Next Fed Chair | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 5/13/2026

Mike McKee, Bloomberg TV and radio international economics and policy correspondent, discusses next steps as the Senate votes to confirm Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. Then, Bloomberg's Ed Ludlow talks President Trump's upcoming meeting with China's President Xi, as top tech CEOs including Nvidia's Jensen Huang join Trump on his trip. Plus, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Tyler Kendall joins the show from Beijing as the Presidential delegation prepares for Thursday's meeting. Then, Tim Baker, head of FX Research – Americas and Macro Strategist at Deutsche Bank, discusses the strength of the US dollar as the economic fallout from the war in Iran piles up. Finally, Lipi Sternheim, REalloys CEO, talks competition between the US and China on rare earth metals and magnets as both countries race to sure up supply lines.