By Andrea Shalal and Bo Erickson Jan 30 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to name a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday after a White House meeting the previous day with former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh,

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell refused to answer three straight questions about politics during his press conference Wednesday. That’s typical for the just-the-facts persona he’s constructed for himself over the years.

Trump's new threat comes on the heels of a previous warning of a 100 percent tariff on goods imported into the U.S. from Canada.

The Trump administration announced it is easing up on sanctions and allowing limited Venezuelan oil transactions following the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro.

President Trump said he will announce next week his nominee for Federal Reserve chair to replace Jerome Powell, whose term ends later this year.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned the executive order, calling it a “brutal act of aggression against Cuba and its people.”