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Jared Bernstein: Trump did much to strengthen the dollar; now he’s upset about the strengthening dollar

There are many sad examples of countries whose economies did a lot worse than they should have because their central banks became an arm of the government.

FILE- In this Feb. 5, 2018, file photo, the seal of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System is displayed in the ground at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, June 12, approved President Donald Trump’s nomination of Columbia University professor Richard Clarida to be the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve. The panel also approved the nomination of Kansas bank commissioner Michelle Bowman to fill another vacancy on the Fed’s seven-member board. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)