WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US central bank on Monday defended regulations that have made the financial system more crisis-proof, and said interest rates are likely to rise a bit more.

But Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell, a former investment banker, said the Fed will continue to look for ways to ease the regulatory burden on banks and tailor the rules to the size of the institution.

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