From what I can see, the USD changed little but rest assured it will continue to slide - while at the same time US equities continue to reach all-time highs. The phrase, 'Robbing Peter to pay Paul' springs to mind - 'they' appear to be trying maintain the pretense of a strong and vibrant US economy...

So yes, I'd say manipulation is a fair description

btw, I posted a link to a Bloomberg video concering short-selling corruption and the SEC's apparent unwillingless to do anything about it, not too long ago. Very interesting I thought...