Jack Lew, Treasury Secretary on CNBC this week, summed up the central bank - driven policy for the U.S. economy when he said that a «
strong dollar reflects a strong U.S. economy.»
Not exact matches
Bond prices falling along with a falling
dollar reflect an exit by foreign investors from US bonds that were attractive when risk off from non US markets was the theme and the
dollar was
strong.
To the extent that
dollar weakness
reflects disproportionate improvement abroad, it undercuts claims that US policy is the reason for recent
strong performance since Donald Trump is not president of the whole world.
This
reflected a jump in service imports as the
stronger Australian
dollar spurred a surge in international travel by Australians.
The slowing in all measures of inflation over the past year
reflects the
strong appreciation of the Australian
dollar.
The recent improvement is likely to
reflect both higher global prices for resources and a pick - up in volumes due to
stronger global industrial production, and has occurred despite the appreciation of the Australian
dollar lowering prices in Australian
dollar terms.
The out - performance
reflects the benefits flowing to the Latin American region not only from low US interest rates (these countries have large US
dollar borrowings) but also its exposure to
stronger growth outcomes in the US, with
strong rises in the prices of key commodity exports boosting the price of local mining companies.
«Increased sales of larger and more luxurious homes
reflect the underlying strength of the Canadian economy — one that has demonstrated a
strong performance and resilience throughout 2005 despite the strength of the Canadian
dollar,» says Phil Soper, president and CEO of Royal LePage.