[1] To be fair, the decision to not hedge the currency exposure in international equities during the past decade had a lot to do with the weak U.S.
dollar against major currencies.
Not exact matches
The
dollar, traded
against a basket of
major currencies, rose as high as 92.566, the highest since Jan. 10, before retracing to 92.454.
In
currencies, the
dollar index, which tracks the U.S.
currency against six
major peers, traded at 92.478 at 2:56 p.m. HK / SIN, below the 92.8 handle touched on Wednesday and under a four - month high hit in the last session.
MARKETS: The
dollar held near a four - month high
against a basket of
major currencies, buoyed by the outlook for a strong U.S. economy and rising yields amid signs of slowdown elsewhere, especially in Europe.
NEW YORK, April 13 - The
dollar was little changed
against a basket of
major currencies on Friday as traders waited for more clarity on a possible Western military intervention in Syria.
The
dollar index, which tracks the U.S.
currency against a basket of six
major peers, was little changed at 95.693, holding above Friday's 95.384, its lowest since July 5.
NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters)- The U.S.
dollar rose to four - month highs
against a basket of
major currencies and world stock indexes mostly edged lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a Federal Reserve meeting and possible indications on the interest rate outlook.
NEW YORK, Dec 29 - The
dollar fell to its lowest in over three months
against a basket of
major currencies on Friday, on track for its biggest annual drop since 2003, on doubts over durability of a pickup in U.S. economic growth in wake of last week's tax overhaul.
NEW YORK, Dec 29 - The
dollar fell to its lowest in over three months
against a basket of
major currencies on Friday, marking its steepest annual drop since 2003, on doubts over durability of a pickup in U.S. economic growth in wake of last week's tax overhaul.
One of the key drivers has been the
dollar, which has lost 3.2 %
against a basket of
major currencies so far this year, a decline that was exacerbated last week when U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested President Donald Trump's administration favored a weaker
currency.
The
dollar's index
against a basket of six
major currencies stood at 91.561, steady on the day but down from Friday's high of 91.986, its...
In the
currency markets, the differing messages of the world's
major central banks on inflation and monetary policy prodded the
dollar higher
against the yen ahead of a series of appearances by U.S. Federal Reserve officials this week.
In 2015, the
dollar enjoyed its fastest rise in 40 years, and it continues to gain steam
against the world's other
major currencies.
It has helped that the
dollar has stumbled
against major currencies.
Elsewhere in forex markets, it's a relatively calm day, with a slight correction in the risk - off trade that we have been monitoring for weeks, as the yen is a tad lower today
against all of its
major peers, while the
Dollar couldn't gain on risk - on
currencies, despite the equity weakness.
The CEER index is a weighted average of bilateral exchange rates for the Canadian
dollar against the
currencies of Canada's
major trading partners.
The
dollar index
against the world's
major currencies is at a four month high with the interest rate gap set to widen between the
dollar and euro - zone as the US Federal Reserve plans several more rate hikes this year.
The Canadian
dollar has appreciated
against the U.S.
dollar by an amount similar to that of the
currencies of two
major commodity importers, Japan and the euro area (Chart 8).
The US
dollar has declined more than 10 %
against major currencies this year — despite two rate hikes and the Fed's announcement that it plans to reduce its massive balance sheet.
Soon after the Canadian
dollar was floated the Bretton Woods system collapsed, and by 1973 all
major currencies were floating
against the US
dollar.
The US
dollar has been in a
major bull market
against most
currencies since 2011.
Currency strategists gave weaker exchange rate forecasts for
major emerging countries such as China, Brazil, South Africa and Turkey in the monthly survey, pointing to a sixth straight year of
dollar gains
against most high - yielding
currencies.
The externals have been mixed so far this week with the global equity markets in a light round of profit taking selling while the U.S.
dollar is correcting to the downside after hitting new highs
against most
major currency pairs.
As a result, the
dollar should continue to strengthen
against most
major currencies.
The
dollar has also appreciated
against a number of the other
major currencies, including the pound and Canadian
dollar.
Now if Fed decides to exit or even taper its QE policy, it will give rise to a highly bullish trend in US
Dollar Index which has already gone higher
against its
major rival
currencies.
Between late 1998 and the middle of 1999, the Australian
dollar appreciated by around 6 per cent, both in import - weighted terms and
against the
major currencies, retracing around half of the earlier depreciation.
This reflects the fact that the US
dollar has generally been weakening
against other
major currencies during this period, most noticeably
against the yen.
U.S.
DOLLAR VERUS OTHER MAJOR CURRENCIES The United States Dollar Index or DXY measures the performance of the dollar against a basket of other currencies including EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CHF an
DOLLAR VERUS OTHER MAJOR CURRENCIES The United States Dollar Index or DXY measures the performance of the dollar against a basket of other currencies including EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CHF an
DOLLAR VERUS OTHER
MAJOR CURRENCIES The United States Dollar Index or DXY measures the performance of the dollar against a basket of other currencies including EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CH
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Dollar Index or DXY measures the performance of the
dollar against a basket of other currencies including EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CHF an
dollar against a basket of other currencies including EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CHF an
dollar against a basket of other
currencies including EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CH
currencies including EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, CHF and SEK.
The U.S.
dollar pared gains
against a basket of
major currencies on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected in December.
Against a basket of
major currencies, the United States
dollar rose.
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.
The
dollar came under heavy selling pressure
against most
major currencies in the wake of the Fed's announcement, which triggered a round of complaints from emerging markets worried about controlling inflation and maintaining their global competitiveness.
The US
Dollar Index that tracks the greenback
against a basket of six
major currencies last stood at 92.39, down 0.22 %.
The U.S.
dollar rose slightly
against a basket of
major currencies helped by optimism about progress on tax reform legislation and lawmakers» efforts to avert a U.S. government shutdown on Saturday.
The U.S.
dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength
against a basket of six
major currencies, was up 0.67 % to 92.24 by 10:21 AM ET (14:21 GMT), the highest level since January 11.
«
Currency gains accounted for the bulk of the return this quarter, as the Canadian
dollar continued to slide
against most
major currencies,» added MacDonald.
The US
dollar has continued to depreciate
against most of the
major currencies that freely float
against it.
From its early 2002 peak, the US
dollar has fallen by 24 per cent on the
major currency TWI but only 13 per cent on the broader measure, which includes several
currencies that are either directly linked to the US
dollar or closely managed
against it.
In this environment the Australian
dollar has appreciated strongly
against the US
dollar and
against currencies of the non-Japan Asian region over the past year, though it has been relatively stable
against other
major floating
currencies.
Additionally, we see that hedge funds are buying US
dollars in spades
against all the other
major currencies.
Events in global foreign exchange markets have been dominated by the depreciation of the US
dollar against all the
major currencies that freely float
against it.
Despite the continued weakness in commodity markets, the further decline in the Australian
dollar against the
major international
currencies has meant that, in domestic -
currency terms, commodity prices have remained roughly stable in recent months.
The US
dollar has traded in a relatively stable range
against the
major currencies over the past six months, following the broad - based depreciation that began in early 2002 (Graph 20).
The
dollar slipped
against the other
major Asian
currencies on Thursday morning after it jumped to this year's new high while the Federal Reserve kept the interest rate unchanged.
The US
dollar's weakness extended into another month, making the US
currency's performance
against other
major currencies over the first seven months of 2017 its worst start to a year for more than three decades.
With improving employment figures, higher domestic production of commodities and a rise in levels of consumer confidence, the
dollar rose in value
against major currencies around the world, climbing to $ 1.49
against the pound in the first half of 2015.
This prompted a drop in value for the pound
against the US
dollar and most other
major currencies, with the US
dollar experiencing a sharp spike $ 1.36 per pound by January 2009.
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The euro was the star of the
major currencies in January, as it soared to a 14 - month high
against the
dollar and a 33 - month high
against the Japanese yen.
In February 2007, Invesco Ltd introduced a PowerShares UUP ETF for tracking the performance of the US
Dollar against a basket of six
major currencies.