Economics

Trump Dollar Declarations Show U.S. Currency Move Still in Play

  • Divisions in White House emerge on whether to take rare step
  • Internal currency feud echoes officials’ battles over trade
Dollar's Further Modest Strength Expected, Westpac Says
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Donald Trump’s currency policy is looking as chaotic as his trade war.

Hours after Larry Kudlow, the president’s top economic adviser, ruled out the prospect of intervening to weaken the dollar, Trump weighed in from the Oval Office.