If someone reads a comment like the one I've highlighted (or a similar one elsewhere) and gets the idea that points can be worth 21 cents each, then there's a chance that they'll end up
over valuing a currency and therefore overpaying in one of the many «sales» that airlines and hotels offer on their points.
Not exact matches
Digital
currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are soaring in
value, increasing tenfold in a little
over a year.
Bitcoin's
value dropped below $ 8,000 on Friday morning, taking $ 100 billion off the cryptocurrency market as concerns grew
over the future of digital
currencies this week.
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.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who famously battled Mark Zuckerberg
over Facebook's origins, are big investors in the digital
currency and say it's worth 100 times its current
value.
Even in the U.S., where the wish for a stable
currency is strong, the dollar has fallen a staggering 86 % in
value since 1965, when I took
over management of Berkshire.
For him, excitement
over value fluctuations in the bitcoin
currency is missing the point: «It's not a threat as people sit there and ponder whether bitcoin is a bubble or not.
Fiat
currency loses
value over time due to inflation, whereas Bitcoin so far has been a deflationary
currency, meaning that it gains in
value over time despite fluctuations in its exchange rate.
«Based on fundamentals, our
currency does not deserve to be this low...
over time we believe that the ringgit will come back to reflect its fundamental
value.»
For one, though it's been a bumpy ride, the
currency's
value has grown significantly
over the past eight years.
Because «overvaluation» and «undervaluation» usually refer to the fundamental
value of a
currency, this excess of supply
over demand would only imply an overvaluation of the RMB if supply and demand were driven primarily by economic fundamentals.
As Coindesk reports, Jackson Palmer, Dogecoin's creator, suggests that the
currency's increasing
value represents a worrisome trend, partly because the
currency — with which he is no longer involved — «hasn't released a software update in
over 2 years.»
Over the last several hours the online digital
currency Bitcoin has experienced a sharp increase in
value relative to the US Dollar.
However, this is not as easy as it sounds and you have to do a lot of background research on the two given
currencies and correctly use the analysis tools to determine the general trend in their
values over recent times.
If there's ever a major problem with your home country's
currency or monetary system (which we've seen
over the last several years from India to Iceland, Argentina to Zimbabwe) gold will maintain its
value and survive the
currency crisis.
It should put an end to a lot of uncertainty surrounding Brexit and its impact on
currency values, with the pound, euro, US dollar and others likely to experience price movements
over this period, which all forex traders should prepare for.
The
currency's
value declined sharply
over the summer after nearly 120,000 bitcoins were compromised in a high - profile security breach at Hong Kong - based broker Bitfinex.»
Ethereum on the other hand has no maximum supply, and is capped at an annual rate of 18 million ether — meaning that the purchasing power of a deflationary
currency (bitcoin) is expected to rise
over time, whereas the
value of an inflationary
currency (ether) will drop.
It is widely believed that sparring between the United States and Germany
over currency values was a significant contributing factor to the 1987 stock market crash.
The relative
value of a country's
currency is directly tied in to forecast interest rates in one country versus another, which means that we could continue to experience volatility in the foreign - exchange market (where
currencies trade in relation to one another)
over the summer as well.
Gold is the only
currency that retains its buying power
over time — it has intrinsic
value.
«Yield spreads
over developed market bonds are reasonable, and the opportunities for adding
value are more extensive, although emerging market
currencies may need to weaken further in the short term.»
Instead it means that most people are likely to prefer a
currency that gains
value,
over one that merely holds its
value roughly unchanged.
To the surprise of nobody, billionaire investor Warren Buffett isn't interested in bitcoin, the electronic
currency that has zoomed higher in
value over the past few weeks.
The Yen has grown in
value over the past few months because other large
currencies are being demolished by their own governments.
In contrast to the strength in volumes, the
value of total imports declined by around 5 per cent
over the year to the December quarter, as the
currency appreciation has lowered Australian dollar import prices.
As the
value of the digital
currency swings
over a period of time, the potential for returns in the short - as well as the long - term is immense.
Virtual
currency and securities listed and / or
over the counter derivatives or other financial instruments that derive their
value from, have a price linkage to, have exposure to or result in a payment or distribution of virtual
currency, are not currently available for custody, distribution, settlement, purchase or sale at or through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC («Morgan Stanley»).
This research led him to discover the inherent
value of gold and silver, and their lasting superiority
over currency and paper assets — sparking a passion for precious metals.
Additionally, FinCEN claimed regulation
over American entities that manage bitcoins in a payment processor setting or as an exchanger: «In addition, a person is an exchanger and a money transmitter if the person accepts such de-centralized convertible virtual
currency from one person and transmits it to another person as part of the acceptance and transfer of
currency, funds, or other
value that substitutes for
currency.»
Businesses all
over the world try to reduce risk that is connected with changes in
currency values, stock prices, and interest rates.
Over the past two and a half months alone the digital currency's value has more than quadrupled, reaching a high of over $ 17,000 USD per coin on Fri
Over the past two and a half months alone the digital
currency's
value has more than quadrupled, reaching a high of
over $ 17,000 USD per coin on Fri
over $ 17,000 USD per coin on Friday.
Having
over hundreds of crypto
currency exchanges available in the market, the
value of digital
currencies happens to vary from one exchange to another, though it's the slightest.
With
over 100 million users a year ago, PayTM was already ahead of its digital payment competitors before the Nov. 2016 demonetization of high
value currency notes in India.
Unlike centralized banking, like the Federal Reserve System, where governments control the
value of a
currency like USD through the process of printing fiat money, government has no control
over cryptocurrencies as they are fully decentralized.
Overall, I don't think QE will be good for the eurozone
currency, and I think the euro will probably lose
value in the wake of this plan
over time.
We believe that the
currency will not only grow in
value over time but will later probably be accepted for payment on the KICKICO platform itself.
While it sounds convenient to use Binance Coin as a way to pay expenses on the trading platform, the
currency is currently
valued at
over US$ 16.
The way it works is we can send real world items such as money or any kind of
value or asset digitally from our phones and computers
over a peer to peer network with no need for a financial infrastructure so no fees and no controlling powers saying what we can and can't be done with the
currency we earn.
The unrest
over that loss of cultural
currency has spawned a great deal of important theological reflection — and it has led to movements, like the Vineyard, which
value cultural relevancy.
So I can drive
over the border and spend LESS money (due to the
currency value) and support the American economy?
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin are making headlines because the
value of these
currencies has risen dramatically
over the last year.
In a 2016 essay titled Long - Term Asset Returns, Dimson, Marsh, and Staunton showed that
over the last 115 years,
currencies have jumped around a lot in relative
value, but you would not have been any better off with exposure to one
currency over another.
Forex trading involves dealing in the financial markets by speculating on the
value of a
currency over time.
You've probably also noticed some variation in the
value of your international equity holdings as our dollar has experienced some wild swings in most overseas
currencies over the past six months.
Inflation is a measure of everything in the economy roughly blended together to come up with a general
value for the loss in purchasing power of a
currency and is applicable
over long periods.
Although U.S. stocks have risen in
value in their native
currency over that period, U.S. equity index funds saw negative returns when measured in Canadian dollars.
I personally prefer using unhedged positions because (a) It is cheaper (b) In the long run,
currency effects will average out (c) The
value of hedging is questionable when a basket of
currencies are involved and (d) While
currencies on their own have zero expected return
over cash, adding them to a portfolio reduces volatility and offers diversification benefits.
My thinking so far is: either the US treasuries will go down in
value (because
over time nobody will believe the US can repay in 30 years), or the US dollar will decrease vs other
currencies.
Investing in virtual
currencies is considered highly speculative, as
values can fluctuate significantly
over short periods of time.