Fed Served with Grand Jury Subpoenas, Heineken CEO Steps Down | The Opening Trade 1/12/2026

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the US central bank had been served grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department threatening a criminal indictment, a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s attacks on the institution. Gold and Silver rallied to record highs helping drive mining stocks higher. Heineken shares fall after the company said that CEO and Chairman Dolf van den Brink has decided to step down on May 31. Defense stocks open higher with rising tensions around Iran and Greenland.

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00:00:48 - Powell Says DOJ Served Fed with Subpoenas
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00:10:58 - Japan Vote Boosts Futures
00:11:47 - UK, Germany Discuss NATO Presence in Greeland
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00:27:53 - Trump Insists US Will Have Greenland
00:33:07 - Trump Tariffs Supreme Court Ruling
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00:47:35 - Stocks to Watch: Defense, Heineken, Miners
00:51:25 - Barclays Stock
00:58:07 - Gold, Silver Hit Records
01:06:42 - Monthly OPEC Crude Production
01:17:54 - ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski on AI
01:26:34 - Fed Independence in Question
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