Trump Says He Will Decide on Fed Governor Before End of the Week

President Donald Trump said he would make his decision on a replacement for outgoing Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler this week as he looks to make his imprint on the central bank’s monetary policy.

“I’ll be making that decision before the end of the week,” Trump told reporters at a White House event on Tuesday. “We’ll either decide on one for permanence or the four-month period — the term. You know, there’s a term of about a number of months.”

Adriana Kugler

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

The Fed announced on Friday that Kugler would resign from her seat on the board of governors before her ...