2026-01-12 17:28:31

American equities started the week in the red Monday. The selloff came after the Department of Justice escalated its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, issuing subpoenas as part of a criminal inquiry focused on his congressional remarks.

Markets hate uncertainty. When legal clouds hover over top officials—especially those steering monetary policy—investors get nervous. The stock decline reflects that skittishness. For those tracking macro trends and asset correlations, this development matters. Regulatory pressure on central banking figures can ripple through risk assets, influencing how capital flows between traditional and alternative markets.

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ImpermanentPhobia

· 01-15 04:50

Powell under investigation? This just got interesting, the crypto world will be watching the show again.

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BuyTheTop

· 01-15 00:58

Am I about to buy the dip again? How can Powell stay so calm despite being investigated?

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MidnightTrader

· 01-14 01:29

Powell is about to be troubled again, and now the US stock market is suffering as well. As for regulation, honestly, it's just adding hassle to the market.

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PumpDoctrine

· 01-12 17:58

Here we go again, Powell's guy is in trouble. The US stock market will have to ride along again.

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BearMarketMonk

· 01-12 17:55

It's the same story again—the game of power struggles has come to the central bank. The market isn't falling because the economy is bad; it's because people suddenly realize that the person steering the ship might be stepping down. This is the cycle, every time it's the same.

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ImaginaryWhale

· 01-12 17:54

Powell is causing trouble again, now the crypto and stock markets will both have to go along for the ride.

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Layer2Observer

· 01-12 17:46

Let's take a look at the data. The investigation into Powell is essentially a power balance play; the market's reaction was probably an overreaction.

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CryptoNomics

· 01-12 17:37

lmao powell getting subpoenaed is literally just noise—if you actually ran a proper correlation matrix on fed actions vs market moves, you'd see the real signal buried in like 47 layers of endogenous variables nobody cares about

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