Strong US dollar a threat to Trump campaign pledges

President Donald Trump takes credit for revitalizing the US economy even though he has not yet been in office for 100 days.Consumer sentiment and Wall Street have both hit successive records, boosted by Trump's promises of tax cuts, infrastructure spending and slashed regulation."The dollar is high because the US economy is a stronger performer right now than any other advanced economy," said Barry Bosworth, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.