(Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank research director Christopher Waller moved a step closer on Wednesday toward a seat on the U.S. Federal Reserve after a procedural move in the U.S. Senate cleared the way for a final vote on his nomination on Thursday.
Senators voted 50-45 to end debate on outgoing President Donald Trump's nominee for one of two vacant seats at the Fed. A confirmation on Thursday could leave enough time for Waller to be sworn in before the U.S. central bank's next policy-setting meeting in mid-December.
A similar procedural vote last month for a second Fed nominee, Trump former economic adviser Judy Shelton, failed to win enough support from the Republican majority in the Senate, and no new vote is scheduled.
