Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Trump could make an announcement “in the next week or so” about who he will pick to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve. On the president’s short list: Fed governor Chris Waller, former Fed governor Kevin Warsh, BlackRock chief of fixed income Rick Rieder, and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett. Republican Senator Tom Tillis (N.C.) has threatened to block whomever Trump nominates to be the next Fed chair until the criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell launched by the Justice Department is resolved. Just three days into tax season, Bessent says 600,000 Americans have already signed up. “The president has done peace deals, trade deals, and tax deals.