Dollar slides after Trump says the US should match the 'currency manipulation game'
President Donald Trump reacts as he walks with the President of the European Council Donald Tusk after a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, May 25, 2017.The greenback fell suddenly Wednesday after President Donald Trump said in a tweet that the U.S. should match China and Europe's "currency manipulation game."
The U.S. Dollar Index, a basket of the greenback vs. major currencies, slid into the red following the Trump tweet. It was last slightly lower, recovering from the lowest level following the comment from the president.
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