US dollar will get stronger: Bush

NEW ALBANY (AFP) — US President George W. Bush predicted in an interview Tuesday that the battered US dollar will get stronger because the US economy is robust.

"If people would look at the strength of our economy, they'd realize why, you know, I believe that the dollar will be stronger," Bush told the Fox Business Network.

"We have a strong dollar policy, and it's important for the world to know that. We also believe it's important for the market to set the value of the dollar relative to other currencies," the president said. ...