President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he has no problem with the sharp decline in the dollar that’s been triggered by convulsions in global bond markets and growing skepticism about the U.S.’s reliability as a trading partner.
“I think it’s great,” Trump told reporters in Iowa when asked about the currency’s decline. “Look at the business we’re doing. The dollar’s doing great.”
Trump has long maintained that a weaker currency helps industries that he’s seeking to boost — particularly manufacturers, but also oil and gas. And U.S. corporations that export goods and services abroad typically report stronger earnings when they can convert foreign payments into a weaker greenback.


Hm, the markets seem to disagree this morning…
Not sure what the markets have to do with anything but the DJIA has been down pretty much for 5 days straight. The USD as well, brief spike but down steadily over the last ~week.
So yeah, dollar weaker with a market decline.