**[Global Major Central Bank Governors Issue Joint Statement Supporting Federal Reserve Chair Powell]** Odaily Planet Daily News: On Tuesday, governors of several major central banks worldwide issued a joint statement in support of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, following threats from the Trump administration to bring criminal charges against him. In the statement, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and nine other central bank governors declared: "We stand in full solidarity with the Federal Reserve System and its Chair Powell." They added: "The independence of central banks is the cornerstone of maintaining price, financial, and economic stability, which directly impacts the well-being of the people we serve." The U.S. government's criminal investigation ostensibly pertains to renovation issues at the Federal Reserve headquarters, but Powell has called this a "pretext" aimed at giving the president leverage over interest rates. (Jin10)