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New Trump Tactics Help Greenback and Rates
In the face of much cynicism and pessimism about the outlook for the Trump Administration's agenda, we have repeatedly pointed out the resilience of the system of checks and balances. Many of the more extreme positions have been tempered, either on their own accord, such as naming China a currency manipulator or pulling out of NAFTA or KORUS, or the judiciary branch, such as on immigration curbs, or the legislative branch itself, as in limiting the President's ability to rollback new sanctions on Russia (and Iran and North Korea). The most important shift since last November's election has taken place recently. After ... (full story)