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Also, Iran said it is ready for war, but open to negotiate. Here's the latest at the end of Monday.
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Asia markets were set to open higher as investors shrugged off ongoing geopolitical flashpoints and a criminal investigation into Fed chair Jerome Powell.
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Jerome Powell said he believed the investigation was due to Donald Trump's anger over the Fed's refusal to cut interest rates.
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Former Fed Chair and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she was "surprised the market isn't more concerned."
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Powell rebuked the probe as an effort to undermine the Fed's independence.
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A bipartisan group of top economic officials called the DOJ probe into Jerome Powell an "unprecedented attempt" to undermine the Fed's independence.
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