Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, The ‘Dangerous Man’

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was seen visiting the White House on Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter. News that the White House is asking Senate Democrats to meet with Jerome Powell suggests that Joe Biden is considering nominating him for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve but is uneasy about the chances of him getting confirmed. That’s understandable. The upper chamber is evenly divided, and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts calls him “a dangerous man.” This is the moment for some solon to ask Chairman Powell, a lawyer-turned central banker, about whether he tried…