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Is the dollar policy 'mini Mar-a-Lagos' or Whac-A-Mole?

U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent has helped ignite more than a few of Donald Trump's economic brushfires. Now, as fire fighter, he may finally be making headway on one of the president's signature ideas: deflating an overvalued dollar. A hawkish Federal Reserve may yet frustrate that effort.

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Reuters· Sep 10, 6:01 AMIs the dollar policy 'mini Mar-a-Lagos' or Whac-A-Mole?

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