Trump announces his picks for key positions in the administration

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US President-elect Donald Trump is announcing his picks for key positions in his administration. Trump appoints Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury, Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary, and Kevin Hassett to lead the National Economic Council, per the Business Insider. 

Trump has tapped his defense attorney, Alina Habba, to join him in the White House as Counsellor to the President.

Trump picked Andrew Ferguson to chair the Federal Trade Commission. 

Jacob Helberg, a senior advisor to Palantir CEO Alex Karp, has been tapped as Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment.

William McGinley was tapped by Trump to serve as counsel to the Department of Government Efficiency. 

Trump has tapped Paul Atkins as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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At the time of writing, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was down 0.01% on the day to trade at 107.79.

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