Former U.S. President Donald Trump wants to be a weak-dollar president, but he¡¯s running on a strong-dollar platform.
That¡¯s the prevailing view of Wall Street economists who¡¯ve run the numbers on Trump¡¯s second-term plans.
Tariffs on U.S. trade partners, and tax cuts that could push inflation and interest rates higher, add up to a mix that would encourage the greenback to rise, they reckon, all else being equal.
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