With President Donald Trump naming Jerome H. Powell as his nominee for chair of the Federal Reserve on Thursday, many are expecting a continuation of the interest rate and monetary policy established by outgoing chair Janet Yellen. Although Powell is a Republican, he has stuck solidly with Yellen’s policies ever since the Obama administration appointed him as a Fed governor in 2012. Powell’s nomination was seen as a “ safe gamble ” by Trump, but he may turn out to be less dovish on monetary policy and easier on bank regulation than Yellen has been, according to Wharton experts. “We can expect, largely speaking, to have continuity on the path that we’ve seen with Yellen, with perhaps at the margin some Powell-specific leanings or tendencies,” said Wharton finance professor  Krista Schwarz . She agreed with many analysts that it seemed like Trump did not want to rock the boat with his choice for the next Fed chair.…