Core Viewpoint - The Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell may miss the upcoming congressional hearings due to a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Justice, as indicated by a prominent Republican lawmaker [1] Group 1 - A significant Republican figure, French Hill, stated that Powell is expected to be absent from the February hearings in both the House and Senate due to grand jury charges of perjury against him [1] - Hill emphasized that this absence would prevent Powell from fulfilling the legal requirement to attend the semiannual congressional hearings [1]