WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The top Republican in the U.S. Senate acknowledged on Monday that the Trump administration's threat to indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could make it harder for Congress to confirm President Donald Trump's nominees for the U.S. central bank, after two Republican lawmakers threatened to block Fed nominees over the action. Senate Majority Leader John Thune...

07:43 AM EST, 01/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- The US dollar fell against its major trading partners early Tuesday, except for a gain versus the yen, ahead of the release of consumer price index data for December at 8:30 am ET, followed by weekly Redbook same-store sales at 8:55 am ET and new-home sales for October at 10:00 am ET. Consumer...

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌President ​Donald Trump ‍will ⁠meet ⁠with ‌Venezuelan ​opposition leader Maria ⁠Corina ‍Machado ​on Thursday, a ‍White House official ​said ‍on Monday. (Reporting ​by Steve Holland in ​Washington, writing by ‍Jasper Ward) ...

FRANKFURT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Global central bank officials are planning to release a coordinated statement of support for U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday after the Trump ‌administration threatened him with a criminal indictment, two sources said. The statement, ​which is expected to contain the signatures of ‍central bankers from around the world, ⁠will back ⁠Powell and...