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Rick Rieder’s Fed Chair Odds Rise as BlackRock CIO Calls for Rates to Fall to 3%
On January 13, 2026 by voice

BlackRock CIO, Rick Rieder, viewed as a potential successor to Fed chair Jerome Powell, renewed his call for U.S. interest rates to fall to 3%. He is scheduled to be interviewed by President Donald Trump on Thursday as attention grows around the next Fed leadership choice.