Trump advisor criticises German exports

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Euro|Topics relaunched their website during 2016. Features published before that date are still available via an archive website (see related url hyperlinks0After Mexico and China, the new US administration of Donlad Trump in 2017 now has Germany in its sights: Trump's chief economist Peter Navarro told the Financial Times on the 31 January 2017 that Germany was using the undervalued euro to gain trading advantages over the US and its Eurozone partners. The euro is nothing more than an 'implicit Deutsche Mark', Navarro said. Does the accusation hold water?

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Deutsche Welle, 01.02.17: Germany abusing the euro for its own gain? Clemens Fuest (IFO institute) speaks to DW http://dw.com/p/2Wp7K

The Guardian, 31.01.17: Trump’s trade advis​​er says Germany uses euro to 'exploit' US and EU https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/31/trump-trade-adviser-germany-euro-us-eu-peter-navarro

ESO: Background information: NATO, Russia, Merkel, Brexit: Trump unleashes broadsides on Europe / European leaders react to Trump bombshells http://www.europeansources.info/record/nato-russia-merkel-brexit-trump-unleashes-broadsides-on-europe-european-leaders-react-to-trump-bombshells/

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 03.02.17: Criticism of Germany Reveals the Trump Administration’s Economic Incoherence https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/criticism-germany-reveals-trump-administration-s-economic-incoherence

EurActiv, 13.02.17: France calls on Germany to hike investment spending www.euractiv.com/section/all/news/france-calls-on-germany-to-hike-investment-spending/

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