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23d ago

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Business & Economics

Trump’s game plan for devaluing the mighty dollar

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A strong dollar has long been a touchstone of US economic policy.

It helps keep inflation low, it encourages foreign investment in the US , and it supports the dollar’s role as the dominant global reserve currency.

But why would Trump want to mess with such an asset? No other country commands the financial power abroad that the US enjoys.

US treasury secretary has pushed idea of Bretton Woods -style realignment of global currencies.

US is by far the biggest buyer of goods in the world; it’s about time the rest of the world started treating the US with the same respect that a business would reserve for its largest customer.

A further approach would be to require the Federal Reserve to sell dollars for foreign currency without limit.

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