When oil prices fall, the loonie typically follows suit, especially
against the greenback as oil prices are denominated in U.S. dollars.
Commodity - driven currencies like the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars are also likely to weaken
against the greenback as commodity prices fall.
Not exact matches
The dollar, measured
against a basket of currencies, has now given up more than half of the gains it notched up this month when investors rushed into the
greenback as equity markets suffered a violent sell - off.
Although Bernanke denies it, the Fed's money - printing naturally depressed the value of the
greenback against other important currencies, such
as the euro and yen.
Other commodity currencies such
as the Australian and New Zealand dollars also lost heavily
against the
greenback.
The
greenback may lag further
against its peers in 2018
as investors expected other major central banks to reduce their stimulus while the Federal Reserve has signaled it would raise interest rates further, analysts said.
As I said, the
greenback's been on the decline for most of the year so far, but it slumped to a 13 - month low
against the euro last week following European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi's remark that «monetary accommodation» would continue in the European Union (EU) until at least the end of the year.
China may have played an early card in this week's trade summit with the United States
as officials pegged the yuan at the lowest levels
against the
greenback in more than three months
as the country's trade surplus swells to $ 58.25 billion.
Investors sold the
greenback against most major currencies,
as the potential for an asset purchase tapering when the FOMC meets in two weeks was diminished slightly.
As the global economy recovers, pressure is increasing on China to loosen that peg, which nearly all currency experts believe would cause the yuan to rise
against the
greenback.
As US consumer prices declined unexpectedly on a month - to - month basis, Treasury yields retreated, while the Dollar remained under pressure
against the Euro (although a break above 1.24 didn't happen in the EUR / USD), while the safe - haven Yen regained some of its recent losses
against the
Greenback.
The yuan lost
against the
greenback in the previous day to
as low
as 6,5430 after the central bank changes two regulations on foreign exchange, seeming to indicate to let the yuan move more freely.
However, it wasn't just EM,
as the
greenback closed firmer
against the majors
as well.
The euro has gained
against the
greenback over the last two weeks
as the Eurozone approaches a much - need agreement to release More...
The euro has gained
against the
greenback over the last two weeks
as the Eurozone approaches a much - need agreement to release further aid to Greece.
Gold recovered
as the U.S. dollar index, which measures the
greenback's strength
against a basket of six major currencies, slid 0.21 % to 92.09, pulling back from Tuesday's four - month highs of 92.37.
As the weekly chart below shows, the
greenback has been trending consistently lower
against the Singaporean Dollar since the start of 2017.
CFB have suffered back - to - back losses due to the high Aussie dollar but,
as the dollar falls
against the
greenback, their profits rise.
The
Greenback's troubles only worsened
as the day progressed, thanks to news that special counsel Robert Mueller filed charges
against Trump's associates from the election campaign.
As for the
Greenback, it was able to claw its way higher
against the Swissy.