Bush supports strong US dollar
100995
US President George W Bush&#39;s administration supported a &quot;strong (US) dollar&quot; while trusting the market to set its value, Treasury Department spokesman Tony Fratto said today.
238653
The dollar gained support on Thursday  after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan indicated the  previous day that U.S. interest rates would continue to rise.
660730
The dollar gained against the euro on  Tuesday, rallying from Friday's U.S. jobs-related losses as it  drew support from soft economic data from the euro zone and  Britain.
441150
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow  insisted on Friday there has been no weakening in the United  States&#039; commitment to a strong dollar and vowed to hold China&#039;s  &quot;feet to the fire&quot; over promises to make its currency more  flexible.
338849
US stocks climbed while bonds fell and the dollar lost ground against the euro on Wednesday as Republican President Bush won re-election in a tight race.
676537
CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush, under pressure  over the pace and scale of American aid to Asian tsunami  victims, abruptly raised the U.S. contribution to $350 million  on Friday, 10 times the amount pledged just two days ago.
463458
PRESIDENT George W Bush pledged overnight to work with the US Congress to reduce the country&#39;s huge deficits and support a strong US dollar.
277848
WASHINGTON -- America's trade deficit is soaring, and the once highflying dollar has sunk to record lows against Europe's common currency. But the Bush administration has reacted with remarkable calm to developments that raise worries about a possible dollar crisis.
446375
President Bush said on Wednesday it  was up to the markets to decide the value of the dollar against  the euro and added that a new rate hike by the Federal Reserve  was an indication of concern about the weak dollar.
51399
DUBLIN The United States backs a strong dollar, US Treasury Secretary John Snow reiterated Monday. But he added that it was up to the market to determine exchange rates based on economic fundamentals, leading
66569
NEW YORK  - The dollar firmed after US Treasury Secretary John Snow repeated Washington&#39;s yen for a strong US currency and an EU Central Bank official voiced concern about the euro&#39;s sharp gains, to 1.30 dollars.
215605
President Bush pledged Wednesday to work with Congress to reduce the United States' huge deficits to assure markets that his administration supports a strong dollar.
437815
President Bush pledged yesterday to work with Congress to reduce the government's huge budget deficit as a key step in assuring the world that his administration supports a strong dollar.
224825
President George W. Bush said on Thursday that the economy remained strong, with low inflation and a healthy job market, despite "unsettling times" in the housing market.
707080
NEW YORK : The euro remained strong against the dollar after nearing its record-setting mark amid US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s hint that another depreciation in the US currency might be necessary to reduce the current account deficit.
313648
FRANKFURT The dollar firmed on Wednesday, but stock markets were hesitant in Asia and Europe as uncertainty surfaced about the outcome of the US presidential election, despite initial indications that George W. Bush was leading John Kerry in the race for
424594
President George W. Bush says the US economy has a strong base but growth cannot be taken for granted.