US stocks, dollar slide as Donald Trump's attacks on Federal reserve chair fuel anxiety

By Caroline Valetkevitch, Reuters Major US stock indexes dropped and the dollar index slid to a three-year low as US President Donald Trump's continued attacks on the Federal Reserve chair and the bank's monetary policy rattled investors. Investors flocked to safe-haven assets including gold, which hit another record high, and the Swiss franc. Trump on Monday repeated his criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell and said the US economy could slow down unless interest rates were lowered immediately.