Wall Street at record, dollar gains in wake of Yellen comments

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financial stocks propelled Wall Street to a record on Tuesday and the dollar strengthened as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen struck a hawkish tone on the timing of an interest rate hike. Yellen told the U.S. Senate Banking Committee the central bank will likely need to raise interest rates at an upcoming meeting, although she expressed caution about the considerable economic policy uncertainty under the Trump administration. Financial stocks move