Trump economic adviser bashes Germany on currency: report

WASHINGTON (Feb 1): A top economic adviser to US President Donald Trump bashed Germany for exploiting an undervalued euro to take advantage of its trading partners, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.

The public rebuke of a major trading partner is the latest example of the brash tactics that have become a feature of the new US administration, with Mr Trump himself using public attacks and Twitter to criticise businesses and allies, including Mexico.

Peter Navarro, who advised Mr Trump during the campaign and heads the White House's new National Trade Council, said in an interview with the FT that Germany "continues to exploit other countries in the EU as well as the US with an 'implicit Deutsche mark' that is grossly undervalued."

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