USD is trading at $56.98, down 11.91%, as investors weigh potential tighter oversight, permitting hurdles and slower investment in AI and data-center infrastructure. - Investors are weighing whether a Democratic congressional sweep and Texas political changes could bring those challenges. - The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was down 3.1% in premarket trading, and chip stocks weakened after the prior session’s losses. - The technology selloff was concentrated in semiconductors, while broader U.S. equity futures were comparatively resilient.