The US dollar sank to a four-and-a-half-year low against the euro this week after President Donald Trump said the weakened currency was doing "great."
While US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent backed a strong dollar the very next day, market watchers viewed Trump's remark as the latest sign the president sees a lower greenback as connected to goals of lowering the trade deficit and boosting US manufacturing.
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