Trump shrugs off US dollar decline as $A surges 1pc
Carter Johnson, Greg Ritchie and Anya Andrianova
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New York | Donald Trump has shrugged off concerns about US dollar weakness, as the world’s reserve currency slid to its weakest level in nearly four years amid policy risks and a resurgent yen.
“No, I think it’s great,” Trump told reporters in Iowa when asked if he was worried about losses in the dollar. “I think the value of the dollar – look at the business we’re doing. The dollar’s doing great.”