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Trump’s Dollar Angst Overlooks Trade as a Bigger Factory Concern

The dollar is the currency to own, says David Bloom, head of global foreign-exchange strategy at HSBC.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Brendan Murray

November 19, 2019 at 10:52 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump’s complaints that a strong dollar is hurting manufacturing overlook a far bigger concern at America’s factories: his trade policies.