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In Iran,
protests sparked by collapsing currency are in their third week and regulators in Malaysia and Indonesia restricts access to X's AI tool,
GROC.
Markets are on edge after the Trump administration stepped up its pressure on the boss of the Federal Reserve,
the US's central bank.
Prosecutors have launched an investigation into Jay Powell over a $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed's headquarters.
Powell responded in a rare video message.
The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public.
rather than following the preferences of the president.
This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions,
or whether, instead, monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.
President Trump has denied he had advanced knowledge of the Justice Department's case.
Quay, on when, is Chief Investment Officer of Equity Strategies,
her research affiliates based in New York.