Sentences with phrase «dollar declined against»

During 2013, for example, the Canadian dollar declined against the euro, the pound and the Swiss franc, but appreciated against the yen and Australian dollar (see chart above).

If a Canadian buys an unhedged index fund that tracks US stocks, her returns will suffer if the US dollar declines against the loonie.

Not exact matches

TORONTO, May 1 - The Canadian dollar fell to a four - week low against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday before paring its decline, as Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said the outlook for the domestic economy is good despite the overhang of high household debt.

The Canadian dollar quickly dropped by more than a cent against the U.S. dollar, a 1.5 % decline.

On Friday, the dollar index was up 4 % from its lows of the year hit on February 16, as traders found it increasingly expensive to bet against the dollar's decline.

Their declining currencies against the dollar (8 - 9 percent over the past 12 months), falling stock market values since the beginning of the year and high (India) and rising (Brazil) bond yields are reflecting their funding difficulties.

The U.S. dollar rose to a two - week high against a basket of currencies on Friday on rising U.S. yields, while sterling extended a decline in the wake of dovish comments from the head of the Bank of England.

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 9 % decline this year against a basket of global currencies helped greatly.

Dollar cost averaging does not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

Excerpt below: The dollar fell some 10 % against a basket of currencies last year, the first annual decline in five years.

«The leg - up in the US 10 - year yield since April 18 has lifted the US dollar and caused most of the major - economy exchange rates to decline, and test the lower - end of their recent ranges against the US dollar,» he noted.

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.

Key Highlights Ripple price declined from the $ 0.9640 swing high and broke the $ 0.8500 support against the US dollar.

The pound has surged to a five - month high against the dollar and global stocks gained for a fourth day on Wednesday, with the U.K. benchmark index erasing its monthly decline.

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 currency has declined by more than 20 % against the US dollar since the end of May.

After a major decline below the $ 1.60 level, Ripple price started a recovery against the US Dollar.

We expect a further gradual decline in China's currency against the U.S. dollar in 2017, but a large devaluation is not our base case.

The exchange rate has declined recently and is now around 9 per cent below its mid-February peak against the US dollar; in trade - weighted terms it has fallen by a smaller amount, as some of the fall against the US dollar has been a reflection of recent US dollar strength.

Some currencies have also begun to reverse their recent declines, with the South Korean won rising almost 4 % against the US dollar in October and the Indonesian rupiah climbing over 7 %.

In the December quarter, the US dollar declined by 8 per cent against the euro, 7 per cent against the yen and 5 per cent on a broad trade - weighted basis.

Key Highlights Ethereum classic price failed near the $ 16.20 resistance area against the US Dollar and declined.

In the final three months of last year the US dollar declined by 8 per cent against the euro and 7 per cent against the yen, to be around its lowest level in the past decade.

As a result, the ruble has declined almost 30 percent against the dollar this year.

This seems to be a strong hint that the markets should expect any further strength in the US currency against those of China's main trading partners to be at least partly offset by a decline in the renminbi against the dollar.»

The biggest decline was, however, seen against the Canadian dollar, with the pair settling at 1.2901 on Wednesday, a drop of close to 1.5 percent for the session.

In the past year, the U.S. dollar has declined against virtually every currency and commodity.

The real declined 10 % against the U.S. dollar during the quarter, while the rupee hit a record low.

Hence, as a result first of large depreciations of a number of Asian currencies during the Asian crisis of 1997 and 1998, and then their more recent decline with the US dollar, the Australian dollar is now some 60 per cent higher than its post-float average against a group of Asian currencies (Graph 23).

In early June, however, the Australian dollar's fall accelerated, causing it to decline even against the yen, which was itself falling sharply.

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.

Another positive was the Australian dollar's decline against the US dollar.

Skelos declined to criticize Silver's handling of the situation, although did say he thinks it's inappropriate for taxpayer dollars to be used to settle allegations lodged against sitting lawmakers.

Wealth creation in China turned negative for the first time since the inception of the Bloomberg index five years ago, with the country's richest losing $ 11bn in 2016 amid a slump in the Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 index and a seven per cent decline for the yuan against the dollar.

The lira stood at 4.7775 against the U.S. dollar at 0530 GMT, weakening from a close of 4.6746 on Tuesday and having hit a record low of 4.8450 overnight, bringing its declines so far this year to more than 21 percent.

«Whether the strategy is to capitalize on a trend or hedge against the risk of a decline, magnified exposure means the investor can commit half the dollars to potentially obtain the desired level of exposure.

That will lead to further declines in the dollar against other currencies.

The big decline in May - June was caused by an indication by the Federal Reserve that it may begin tapering its quantitative easing strategy by year's end, which caused the domestic interest rates to rise and emerging market currencies to fall against the dollar.

Dollar cost averaging does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.

So far this gamble has worked out extremely well for CWO, because the US dollar has declined almost 17 % against the loonie since the fund was launched in July 2009.

It is simply an active bet that the US dollar will decline against the loonie.

As a reminder, in the event that the dollar continues to strengthen against most major currencies, the forward currency contracts in our hedged funds, the Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund and Tweedy, Browne Value Fund, should continue to provide significant protection against foreign currency declines.

Diversification, asset allocation strategies, automatic investing plans and dollar - cost averaging do not ensure a profit and do not protect against a loss in declining markets.

Automatic investment plans and dollar - cost averaging do not assure a profit or protect against loss in declining markets.

Currency diversification helped too, as the loonie declined against the US dollar, Japanese yen, and British pound.

Binary options can be used to speculate on the outcomes of various situations, such as will the S&P 500 rise above a certain level by tomorrow or next week, will this week's jobless claims be higher than the market expects, or will the euro or yen decline against the U.S. dollar today?

Dollar - cost averaging does not ensure a profit in rising markets or protect against a loss in declining markets.

Gold is the best hedge against uncertainty there is, and it's also a useful thing to have in your portfolio if inflation is rising, as some foresee, or if the U.S. dollar's decline worsens.

A global portfolio diversifies currency risk, and provides the US investor some protection against a declining dollar.