Kenneth Rogoff

Why Donald Trump’s plan to weaken the dollar is flawed | Kenneth Rogoff

There are many reasons why the US runs persistent trade deficits – a strong dollar is but one of them

Now that US President Donald Trump’s tariff war is in full swing, investors around the world are asking: what’s next on his agenda for upending the global economic order? Many are turning their attention to the “Mar-a-Lago Accord” – a plan proposed by Stephen Miran, chair of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, to coordinate with America’s trading partners to weaken the dollar.