During the first stage of a two - stage cycle, many central banks and governments perceive that their economies can gain an advantage
by weakening their currency on the foreign exchange market.
Not exact matches
Despite strident comments about alleged
currency manipulation
by China, but not Japan, there is little doubt that the Reserve Bank of Australia will implement a variety of measures to
weaken the Australian dollar.
The Malaysian ringgit was the worst performing
currency in Asia this week,
weakening by another 2.83 percent.
«There is a good chance the euro would
weaken again,» he said, saying the
currency could reach $ 1.12 - 1.15 during the second half of the year, likely bolstering corporate earnings, although any lift could be delayed
by hedging policies.
Central bank
weakens currency further
by 1.1 % after previous official cuts that put global financial markets on edge
«China has paved the way for a further
weakening of its
currency by announcing changes in how it measures the value of the renminbi, raising investors» alarm at the prospect a new
currency war just as the US prepares to raise interest rates» (FT, 12/12/15).
The emerging markets sell - off intensified on Monday with stocks heading for their worst day in almost six months even before Latin American bourses opened, and
currencies weakened further until the Turkish central bank prompted speculation it might raise rates
by calling an emergency meeting.
They printed a massive amount of Swiss Franc which they've converted to other
currencies which they bought equities and they've done so well so the paper profit 55 billion last year equal to eight percent of their GDPall through the creation of money in order to keep the Swiss Franc weak, which they've managed to
weaken against the Euro last year also
by about 10 percent even though the Swiss itself held against the dollar was a little bit stronger..
The DOLLAR INDEX is lower
by 3.2 %, which is also in contravention of conventional wisdom as QE is done to
weaken one's
currency in an effort to aid the domestic economy.
Profits at Japanese automakers have surged in yen terms as the Japanese
currency weakened against the U.S. dollar over the past year, helped
by a mammoth Bank of Japan effort to expand the money supply and ignite inflation to end years of economic stagnation.
That
weakening, however, led Geithner to reverse himself within minutes
by underscoring that the U.S. dollar would remain the world's reserve
currency for the foreseeable future.
Currently, anxiety has been sparked mostly
by the ever -
weakening Chinese
currency and oil prices that have fallen to their lowest levels in eleven years.
However, fewer international funds made the list, with hard -
currency ones partially affected
by the
weakening dollar in 2017.
A senior U.S. administration official additionally called it a scam
by President Nicolas Maduro which will further
weaken democracy in the OPEC country, and anyone dealing with the
currency is directly supporting the dictatorship.
The uptrend was probably caused
by the situation in China, where investors anticipate a further
weakening of the national
currency.