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Domestic politics not the only reason for weak dollar

Andy Uhler Jul 18, 2017
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Domestic politics not the only reason for weak dollar

Andy Uhler Jul 18, 2017
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Stalled health care reform efforts put strain on the dollar today, as investors in Asia and elsewhere started dumping the greenback. President Trump’s difficulty in getting his domestic policy agenda passed is one factor in the dollar’s doldrums, but there are others.

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