If your credit card network is posting lower exchange rates on their website, and you have no foreign transaction fees, use it instead of cash. (valuepenguin.com)
Lower exchange rates translate into higher prices for imported goods. (nytimes.com)
The current account deficit presumes on the good graces of the rest of the world, but at the edges, if our policies aren't well - liked, the deficit will get cleared at lower exchange rates for the dollar. (alephblog.com)