Dow Tumbles, Dollar Slides as Trump Renews Attack on Fed

Continued market chaos, with apologies in advance to your investment portfolio.

At the Wall Street Journal, "Stock Market Today: Dow and Dollar Drop on Jitters Over Fed and Trade."

The "Sell America" trade picked back up on Monday.

Stocks fell, with the Dow industrials dropping 1,200 points and on pace for their worst April since 1932, and the dollar hit fresh multiyear lows against the euro and other major currencies. Yields on longer-term Treasurys rose and gold surged to a fresh record high.

Markets are on edge about President Trump's tariff war as well as his threats to fire Fed chief Jerome Powell. Trump on Monday demanded lower rates in a post on social media...