sure on lael brainard, writing i look forward to meeting with her. in opting not to change course at the us central bank right now, joe biden is prioritising continuity. after all the pandemic is not lifted yet, and the extraordinary measures the bank took to shore up measures the bank took to shore up the economy are still in place. but with the recovery comes new challenges, and new policies. jerome power faces a momentous second term. joining me now is alpesh patel, who s the ceo of praefinium partners. so the choice of powell is it the safe choice? lael brainard was also in the running, but many know little about her, what s her background? with the cost of living rising faster than it has for 3 years in the us, across all sectors, biden has spoken of reversing it as a top priority, but the fed has hinted that it doesn t expect to raise interst rates soon, belivieing the curarent high rate is transitionary, but do these numbers put pressure on the fed to act sooner? is he the safe