President Donald Trump said Wednesday he still is considering offering Janet Yellen another term as Federal Reserve chairwoman when her term expires in early February.
"You like to make your own mark, which is maybe one of the things she's got a little bit against her," Mr. Trump said in an interview with Lou Dobbs on Fox Business Network, a portion of which was released Wednesday afternoon.
But the president, who interviewed Ms. Yellen about the job in the Oval Office last Thursday, said he thinks the central bank chief is "terrific" and that the two "had a great talk."
"And we're obviously doing very well together; you look at the markets," he said.
The interview is set to air in full Wednesday evening.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Mr. Trump suggested he was close to making a nomination.
"If I were to guess, I have one name in mind," Mr. Trump said. He declined to provide additional details.
Mr. Trump has said several candidates are under consideration for the job, including current Fed governor Jerome Powell and Stanford University economics professor John Taylor. The president Tuesday polled senators at a Republican caucus lunch over which candidate they would prefer -- Mr. Taylor or Mr. Powell. He mentioned Ms. Yellen during that discussion, but didn't ask for a show of hands of which senators supported her potential renomination, according to several lawmakers.
Mr. Trump also has discussed the job with former Fed governor Kevin Warsh and said in July he was considering his top economic adviser, Gary Cohn. In September, people familiar with the president's thinking said he was unlikely to nominate Mr. Cohn to become Fed chairman.
On Wednesday, a senior administration official said of the top Fed job, "No decision has been made, and no candidate has been ruled out, but Gary's role is too crucial to getting tax reform done. It might be too important for Gary to continue to be the lead on tax reform, for the president to announce a change at this time."