Senate tees up Fed nominee ahead of meeting

Senate tees up Fed nominee ahead of meeting

Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve, Stephen Miran, is likely to be confirmed before the central bank’s vote next week, after Senate Majority Leader John Thune teed up a vote on his nomination Thursday. That represents a big win for the White House. Republicans are confident Miran, whom Trump tapped to finish out former Fed Governor Adriana Kugler’s term, can garner the support he needs after the Banking Committee advanced his nomination al…