U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he liked a strong dollar but "you make a hell of a lot more money" with a weaker one. "So when we have a strong dollar, one thing happens: It sounds good. But you don't do any tourism.

President Donald Trump said he would never back a weak dollar while also touting the economic benefits a low currency would bring, particularly for the country’s manufacturing sector, sending mixed signals Friday on US policy.

President Trump’s dollar policy is shaping up as a riddle worthy of the Sphinx. Asked today about the greenback’s slide in currency markets, he muses that “a weak dollar makes you a hell of a lot more money.