WASHINGTON, April 21 - Former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh on Tuesday takes the next step to becoming the head of the U.S. central bank with a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, his confirmation ultimately likely but still embroiled in a dispute over a Trump administration criminal probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kevin Warsh heads into a high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing as Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve amid mounting economic and legal pressure.