Stocks, dollar steady after Trump-led dip

U.S. dollar recovered some ground on Wednesday while stocks posted modest losses, with investors still voicing caution over how U.S. policy will develop under Donald Trump's presidency days ahead of his inauguration. Energy stocks fell along with oil futures and U.S. Treasury yields rose on higher inflation ahead of a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. While Wall Street has been betting on Trump's promises of lower taxes, lighter regulation and fiscal spending, some investors hit