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The dollar's value has been falling. Who benefits and who loses from a weak dollar?

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By Steve Inskeep

Published January 30, 2026 at 4:51 AM EST

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks David Wessel of Brookings who wins and loses from the weak dollar.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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