Sentences with phrase «lower against the currencies»

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The common currency was 0.6 percent lower against the U.S. dollar at 12:30 p.m. London time Monday as traders worried over an independence vote in Spain.

LONDON, April 11 - The U.S. dollar slipped to a two - week low against a basket of currencies on Wednesday as trade war fears receded but uncertainty over possible Western military action against Syria bred risk aversion among some investors.

two - week low against a basket of currencies.

As a result, the value of the Russian currency, the ruble, has deteriorated by 30 % against the dollar so far this year, routinely hitting new record lows along the way.

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.

Russia's sovereign credit rating was recently downgraded by ratings agency Moody's, while its currency slumped to record lows against the greenback amid ongoing incursions in Ukraine and the risk of harsher sanctions from the West.

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.

NEW YORK, Jan 2 - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite notched record closing highs on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2018, while European equities finished lower and the U.S. dollar fell to its weakest level in over three months against key currencies.

NEW YORK, Jan 2 - European stocks closed lower on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2018, while Wall Street advanced and the U.S. dollar fell to its weakest in over three months against key currencies.

* The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was little changed at 90.800, lower than 91.076 hit in the previous session, its strongest level since Jan. 12.

Earlier the euro zone common currency had fallen to a session low against the dollar and yen on speculation that some large German banks could be asked to split their investment banking operations, driving European shares lower.

So shared Wong's sentiment on apparent ineptitude among Chinese officials, suggesting that the PBoC's decision to fix the yuan lower against the dollar in recent days had given the impression the central would not defend the value of the currency for the time being.

The dollar was mixed Friday, higher against the euro and many other currencies but lower against the yen.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against six rival currencies, was down 0.48 percent at 91.89, after falling to a nearly one - week low 91.808.

The last time the G - 20 issued such a firm statement against currency wars Japan was in the spotlight as its campaign of monetary stimulus pushed the yen to its lowest level against the dollar in about five years.

In April however the single currency has fallen rapidly to a four - month low against the dollar, with the greenback buoyed by the U.S. Treasury yields topping three percent and expectations the Federal Reserve will further raise interest rates.

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 lira, one of the worst - performing emerging market currencies this year, weakened to a record low of 4.2487 against the dollar, from Wednesday's close of 4.1785.

Many of these investments involve buying companies in foreign currencies, like the Australian dollar or British pound, that are trading near multi-year lows against the US dollar, and far below their historic averages.

The rise in dollar terms is lower because the greenback has strengthened against the Chinese currency during the period.

Turkish Airlines (TKHVY) shares were one of the benchmark's biggest movers, falling 8.2 % to 8.53 lira each while the currency was marked 2.2 % lower against the U.S. dollar at 3.6945.

Already some of his comments have been blamed for the currency falling, most recently to two month lows against the Japanese yen, after he claimed the strength of the US dollar against China's yuan was «killing us».

The currency, the world's worst performer against the euro in the past month with a 4.2 percent decline, reached a record - low 324.24 on Jan. 5.

Lower consumer spending means less sales by U.S. and foreign manufacturers — especially those in countries whose currency is rising against the dollar (e.g., Japan).

Sterling rose on Wednesday, extending gains from earlier in the day as better - than - expected construction PMI data calmed investors after a selloff that took the currency five percent lower against the dollar in two weeks.

As of today, the unemployment level maintains to the lowest levels since 2009, but any increase in unemployment may weaken the European currency against major pairs, including Yen.

Using the European Currency Unit (the precursor to the euro) as a proxy, the bilateral exchange rate against the euro area was the lowest since 1992, when it reached the equivalent of 1.45.

The single currency dropped 1.1 % against the dollar Thursday after data showed that inflation in the euro zone fell to a near four - year low in October.

I have been, and still am, a gold and hard assets investor to, number one, hedge against global monetary inflation and fiat currency devaluation and, number two, leverage rising demand for the metal in an environment of low market confidence.

The U.S. dollar index (DXY) ended lower against a basket of currencies this week, settling down 0.6 % at 94.39.

It was a mixed message, to be sure, necessitated by the need to keep interest rates low to help the economy advance against headwinds such as a strong currency and a tepid U.S. recovery.

Turkey's currency hit another record low against the dollar on the morning of May 3 after official data showed the inflation rose higher than expected in April.

The dollar was marked lower against the euro and the yen, falling 1 percent against the European currency.

WCB said Fonterra had nothing to do with the strength of the Australian and New Zealand currencies against the US currency, New Zealand's ability to sign a free trade agreement with China ahead of Australia, and lower production costs across the Tasman.

In foreign exchange markets, the U.S. dollar hit its lowest level since December, 2014 against a basket of other leading currencies.

If the dollar gets much lower against the major currencies of our world, I would expect to see some currency intervention to try to raise the value of the US dollar.

One thing that fights against them is the currency; much stimulus comes from keeping the yuan low.

Indiscriminately going long a higher - yielding currency against a lower - yielding currency can land oneself in trouble.

Carry trading as it relates to forex involves going long a high - yield currency against a low - yield currency

A deep ITM currency option (FX option) where the strike currency has a lower interest rate than the currency to be received will often be exercised early because the time value sacrificed is less valuable than the expected depreciation of the received currency against the strike.

So Canadian investors will be exposed to currency risk with this ETF: if the loonie appreciates against any of these foreign currencies, the fund's returns will be lower.

Carry Trading: Carry trading, or simply «the carry trade» as it is called, is the strategy of simply buying a high interest - rate currency against a low interest - rate currency and holding the position for what is usually a long period of time.

After years of trading near decade lows, the greenback rocketed 25 % against major world currencies.

Carry - related forex trading involves being long a higher - yielding currency against a lower - yielding currency and trying to profit off the spread between the two.

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U.S. Dollar Losing Ground Ahead of ADP and ISM Services Report The U.S. Dollar is trading lower against most currencies with the exception of the Japanese Yen as stronger equity markets in Europe and Asia helped drove up demand for higher yielding assets.

Higher interest rates also impact demand for a currency, with higher - yielding currencies expected to appreciate against lower - yielding currencies, holding all else equal.

I wonder if anyone has thoughts about using forex to put up a crude hedge against currency risk for a fairly low cost.