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13. The dollar index was 101.17 when he took office, yesterday closed at 96.14, down 4.97%
Wed Jun 26, 2019, 02:05 PM
Jun 2019

Meaning the dollar is depreciating faster than the average of the currencies this index measures the dollar against.

https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/DXY/historical

Yet another impeachable offense ScratchCat Jun 2019 #1
His criminal enterprise must be trying to borrow money. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2019 #2
Its more like ScratchCat Jun 2019 #3
+1000. This. Exactly. Yavin4 Jun 2019 #17
Ironically, the Fed may save Trump from an economic slump metalbot Jun 2019 #18
In other words Trump is demanding lower rates to head off voters holding him responsible for cstanleytech Jun 2019 #4
trump is worried that he is going to kill the Obama recovery Gothmog Jun 2019 #5
He's making Powell his scapegoat duforsure Jun 2019 #6
He is so stupid kimbutgar Jun 2019 #7
If Fed so bad, why was he crowing about best June stock market in 40 years. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #14
Are you sure about the index? The S&P 500's highest close in 2017 was 2690 progree Jun 2019 #15
OK, looking at it at a little finer detail than I was, reading off a chart, I see that peaks were in Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2019 #16
I think the stock market in Trump's first year was great, but after that, +1.4% progree Jun 2019 #19
What an idiot. A lot of countries tie their currency's value to the US dollar, so what in the ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #8
Trump has already been told ScratchCat Jun 2019 #11
And it roils Trump that there is actually someone in the government that he can't fire or no_hypocrisy Jun 2019 #9
anti Federal Reserve conspiracy theories are rampant among Trump's base DBoon Jun 2019 #10
The Trump Crime Syndicate is in Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #12
The dollar index was 101.17 when he took office, yesterday closed at 96.14, down 4.97% progree Jun 2019 #13
it so fucking embarrassing, having this assclown pretend to be "president" Skittles Jun 2019 #20
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