Sentences with phrase «dollar strength means»

And as they do, U.S. investors should preferably gain that exposure via instruments that seek to hedge the foreign currency impact, as dollar strength means equity gains in local currency terms will be muted when translated back into U.S. dollars.

Not exact matches

While Wednesday's rate hike from the Fed was priced in, Odeluga says: «The lack of clear signals about plans to narrow monetary accommodation further — none in the statement and none discernible in chair Janet Yellen's press conference — meant that some of the dollar strength actually had to be unwound.

This gives an automatic edge in strength to the U.S. dollar, simply because a higher rate usually means a stronger greenback.

This has been backed by a positive pickup in the US Treasury bond yields, meaning the current strength of the US dollar is built upon a fairly strong base.