WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has in the past few days exposed the strong dollar policy for what it is: a rhetorical magic trick.
It is markets, not government, that should dictate a currency’s fate, according to Treasury Secretary John Snow, so variations on the phrase “we favour a strong dollar” – coined in the Clinton administration – have little practical import.
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