This has rekindles fears of a possible trade war which has
further weakened the dollar in the international market.
Not exact matches
Asian shares edged higher on Friday, turning positive for the year, while the US
dollar weakened broadly after the Federal Reserve's cautious stance on
further rate increases prompted investors to rebuild their bets on riskier assets.
However, while the European market may benefit from these tailwinds, it's important to consider the possible impact that a
further potential
weakening of the Euro could have on U.S.
dollar - based investments in the region.
The Dow utility average plunged another 12 points, the Transports dropped by nearly 100, the Industrials failed their recent basing pattern, the number of stocks hitting new lows jumped above new highs on both the NYSE and the Nasdaq, decliners led advancers by more than 2 - to - 1, and the U.S.
dollar weakened further, among other ugliness.
Risks associated with investing in Industrials include the possibility of a worsening in the global economy, acquisition integration risk, operational issues, failure to introduce to market new and innovative products,
further weakening in the oil market, potential price wars due to any excesses industry capacity, and a sustained rise in the
dollar relative to other currencies.
The concerted
weakening in commodity prices already suggests a global force to this economic downturn, while
further weakness in the U.S.
dollar would suggest that demand for U.S. goods and securities was softening even more sharply than internationally.
The euro, which had already been near its lowest level in 11 years on expectations of action by the central bank,
weakened further against the
dollar, falling about 1 percent to around $ 1.14, a move that could help European exporters.
This strategy wont prevent the US
dollar from
weakening further either requiring
further action by the central bank of Canada.
His new message for those who doubt he's prepared to
weaken the
dollar if Canada's recovery veers too
far off track: Just watch me.
It's important to consider the possible impact that a
further potential
weakening of the euro could have on U.S.
dollar - based investments in the region, as my colleague Russ Koesterich and I recently discussed.
On top of that, the value of the Chinese yuan against the U.S.
dollar has
weakened sharply in recent months, from 6.40 yuan per
dollar in August 2015, when China's central bank said there was «no basis for
further depreciation,» to its current rate of 6.56.
As an aside, the
further the
dollar weakens the more expensive it will be for the US to purchase foreign goods, which will lead to higher inflation.
A second source of risk would be a
further sharp appreciation of the Australian
dollar, which might be driven by additional interest rate reductions around the world to combat a
weakening global economy.
Price action moved sharply higher on the European open at 2:00 am CT and saw
further gains as the U.S.
dollar weakened on frothy data and a tweet from President Trump.
The US
dollar has
weakened significantly
further on a trade - weighted basis.
In addition, the more that consumer spending
weakens, the greater the probability that the Fed might be inclined to delay
further rate hikes, which would undermine support for the U.S.
dollar index (DXY, 99.32).
The naira
weakened further against the
dollar at the parallel market on Monday, exchanging at N357 for a
dollar as against N350 it traded on Friday.
Okorafor said the bank would again, early this week, inject more foreign exchange into the market, leading to
further weakening of 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.
While the price of the A3 e-tron is $ 2500 higher than expected in 2014, its price converted to the Euro is only $ 500 higher — about AUD $ 750 more — and presumably set at this level to allow for a
further weakening of the Aussie
dollar.
(Because of its Kindle e-reader Amazon is also a direct competitor for publishing
dollars,
further weakening the publishing industry's interest in supporting Amazon's pricing decisions.)
However, while the European market may benefit from these tailwinds, it's important to consider the possible impact that a
further potential
weakening of the Euro could have on U.S.
dollar - based investments in the region.
Higher splits mean fewer commission
dollars to the brokerage,
further weakening the bottom line of companies that have just made a big technology outlay.