President Donald Trump on Friday said his top three contenders to lead the Federal Reserve when Jerome Powell’s term as chairman ends next May are Kevin Hassett, Kevin Warsh, and Christopher Waller, signaling a major shift ahead for the central bank as the economy shows signs of slowing, The Hill reported.

Trump confirmed the short list in an exchange with a Bloomberg News reporter, who asked if Hassett, head of the White House National Economic Council; Warsh, a former Fed governor; and Waller, a Fed board member and economics professor, were the leading names.

“Yeah, I would say you could say those are the top three,” Trump replied. “Good job.”

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