Dollar retreats from 14-year high, banks pull European shares lower

By Nigel Stephenson
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar eased back from 14-year highs as bond yields fell on Wednesday while concerns over banks pulled European shares lower, as momentum from Asia and Wall Street faded.
A widespread conviction that incoming president Donald Trump’s policies will boost the U.S. economy have driven up the dollar and Treasury yields since his election in early November and pushed U.S. stocks to record highs.
The Dow Jones industrial average hit a record clos