Asian equities and U.S. stock futures declined on Monday amid growing investor anxiety over tariffs and President Donald Trump's public criticism of the Federal Reserve, particularly targeting Fed Chair Jerome Powell. This negative sentiment pushed the U.S. dollar sharply lower while driving gold prices to a record high as investors sought safe-haven assets. The sell-off on Wall Street extended into the Asia-Pacific markets on Tuesday, with the ASX 200 falling 0.9% and South Korea's KOSPI down 0.3%, while Japan's Nikkei 225 remained nearly flat. However, U.S. stock futures rebounded Monday night, with Dow futures gaining 122 points (0.3%) and S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures also rising, following the initial sharp declines triggered by renewed tensions between President Trump and the Federal Reserve.