New York — US and European stocks fell on Thursday, along with the US dollar, while US Treasury yields reversed earlier declines, as political uncertainty in the United States sent investors in search of safer investments like gold and the Japanese yen. The dollar fell to a session low against the yen and gold gained in US morning training. Investors were concerned about developments relating to the firing of FBI Director James Comey late on Tuesday by US President Donald Trump. White House officials told Reuters Trump’s decision had been building for months, but a turning point came when Comey refused to preview for top Trump officials his planned testimony to a Senate panel, a decision considered an act of subordination by Trump and his aides. "The market has continued to get a little bit ahead of itself and it’s just looking for any sort of a reason to have a pullback," said Catherine Avery, president of Catherine Avery Investment Management in New Canaan, Connecticut. "Part of i...
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