Risk-off sentiment prevails on political concerns

Shares of Wall Street and Asia are traded in the red zone, as the political instability in the US is growing. The caution comes in the face of a memo from the former FBI Director Comey, who stated that Trump urged him to drop the investigation into the former National Security Adviser Flynn, who recently resigned due to secret meetings with Russian politicians, in which the media has accused him of colluding with the Russians to influence the US elections.
These concerns also affected the foreign exchange market: the US dollar rate fell against the major currencies. Read more on site: goo.gl/RuSJi4