US stocks, dollar slide as Trump's attacks on Fed chair fuel anxiety

Dow, S&P 500 drop more than 2% as uncertainty rocks markets

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All the major U.S. stock indexes declined on April 21. © Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Major U.S. stock indexes dropped and the dollar index slid to a three-year low on Monday as U.S. 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.

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