U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would likely pick someone to serve out the remaining months of a soon-to-be vacant position on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in the next two to three days,

Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler announced that she will step down next Friday, opening up a spot on the central bank’s powerful board that President Donald Trump will be able to fill.

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,