Last week, Adriana Kugler, one of the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, announced her resignation. That means that President Donald Trump will have the opportunity to nominate a new member, who will then face the U.S. Senate for confirmation.

President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS commissioner and a vacancy on the Fed board.

Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler's resignation creates high odds that the nation will soon learn who the next leader of the central bank will be. Why it matters: There is a high likelihood that President Trump's nominee to the vacant post will join the Fed well before the chairmanship of its current leader,