President Donald Trump said he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming days, two appointments that may shape his economic agenda amid anxiety over the trajectory of global growth.

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.

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,