US futures slip while Asian shares gain as Fed chair Powell faces legal threat
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US futures declined while Asian markets rose as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faced a legal threat from the Department of Justice over a $2.5 billion renovation dispute with President Trump. The development escalated tensions between Trump and the Fed. US futures slipped 0.8%.
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U.S. futures slipped but markets in Asia advanced Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Department of Justice had served the central bank with subpoenas. The threat of a criminal indictment over Powell’s testimony about the Fed’s building renovations is the latest escalation in President Donald Trump’s feud with the Fed. Trump has criticized the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation of two office buildings as excessive. The future for the Nasdaq composite index slipped 0.8%.
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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on January 12, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.