Watch: Senate Banking Committee holds confirmation hearing for Trump Fed nominee Miran

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The Senate Banking Committee is acceptable to clasp a proceeding for Stephen Miran connected Thursday.

Miran, the economist nominated by President Donald Trump to capable the unfastened Federal Reserve Governor station was vacated by Adriana Kugler, volition travel nether scrutiny amid questions of the Fed independence.

On Wednesday, Miran pledged to uphold the cardinal bank's independence, arsenic good arsenic its dual mandate of terms stableness and maximum employment.

"In my view, the astir important occupation of the cardinal slope is to forestall Depressions and hyperinflations. Independence of monetary argumentation is simply a captious constituent for its success," Miran said successful his opening remarks submitted to the Senate Banking Committee up of time.

The proceeding is acceptable to commencement 10 a.m. ET.

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