And does it make a difference based on how the USD is doing against other currencies (i.e., if it's only weakening against the Canadian dollar because oil prices shoot up, or if it's
weakening against all currencies based on trade deficits)?
Short for foreign exchange, trading forex involves speculating on whether one currency will strengthen or
weaken against another currency e.g. GB Pound / US Dollar.
Not exact matches
All things being equal, the euro will
weaken against the U.S. dollar and perhaps other
currencies.
«One of the ongoing problems in the PC market has been the price hike in selected regions due to the
weakening local
currency against the U.S. dollar,» said Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner.
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.
The franc has
weakened to 1.20
against the euro for the first time since the Swiss National Bank ditched its cap on the
currency in January 2015.
The shekel is again
weakening against the US dollar, which is resurgent on global
currency markets.
Although the US
currency typically
weakens at the start of a tightening cycle, Morgan Stanley is forecasting a stronger greenback
against all major
currencies through 2017.
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.
The country's healthy trade surpluses and the Plaza Accord in 1985, which sought to
weaken the U.S. dollar
against the Yen and German Deutsche Mark, caused the Yen
currency to appreciate
against other
currencies, which in turn made foreign capital investments relatively inexpensive for Japanese companies.
This reflects the fact that the US dollar has generally been
weakening against other major
currencies during this period, most noticeably
against the yen.
Despite the fact that sterling has given that
weakened against the dollar, the
currency market place volatility has ongoing this yr, notably with the Swiss franc and the euro.
They printed a massive amount of Swiss Franc which they've converted to other
currencies which they bought equities and they've done so well so the paper profit 55 billion last year equal to eight percent of their GDPall through the creation of money in order to keep the Swiss Franc weak, which they've managed to
weaken against the Euro last year also by about 10 percent even though the Swiss itself held
against the dollar was a little bit stronger..
Asian fixed income looks attractive compared with the US From an investment perspective, most Asian
currencies appear undervalued
against their true potential — and especially undervalued
against the US dollar, which we expect to see
weaken over the next few years.
Profits at Japanese automakers have surged in yen terms as the Japanese
currency weakened against the U.S. dollar over the past year, helped by a mammoth Bank of Japan effort to expand the money supply and ignite inflation to end years of economic stagnation.
With the
weakening of the lira
against the dollar, the private sector will have a harder time repaying its foreign
currency - denominated debt, S&P said, adding this would negatively impact government debt — 40 percent of which is denominated in foreign
currency.
The euro should probably strengthen
against the dollar but
weaken against Asian
currencies.
The
weakening of the rand
against major world
currencies in 2015 seems to not only have affected our country's lending ability.
Even better news: The yen has
weakened against both major
currencies to ¥ 93: $ 1 and ¥ 126.5: $ 1.
Through this relationship one
currency will appreciate (or strengthen)
against the other, while the other will depreciate (or
weaken).
To begin, while headlines may indicate the dollar is strengthening, remember that there are 180
currencies in the world and they are not all
weakening against the dollar.
In 2017, the dollar fell
against most
currencies, which boosted returns on many foreign bond funds (when the buck
weakens, investments in foreign
currencies translate into more dollars).
It is possible that the US dollar could enter a prolonged
weakening against other G7
currencies — especially if energy prices rise.
Commodity - driven
currencies like the Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars are also likely to
weaken against the greenback as commodity prices fall.
For US Dynamic Hedging clients during the quarter, hedging returns in the programmes were negative, as the US dollar
weakened against the weighted basket of hedged
currencies.
While the US Dollar could see
weakened purchasing power
against particular
currencies like the Canadian Dollar or Aussie Dollar, in dollar terms, the ADRs and emerging market share prices in terms of US dollars could continue to run.
During the year, mandates for our UK - based Dynamic Hedging clients performed as expected in terms of allowing clients to benefit from periods of strengthening foreign
currencies, whilst being protected
against periods of
weakening foreign
currencies.
That
currency's
weakened state may account for the healthy amount of phone bidding from outside of Europe, with collectors looking to take advantage of their foreign
currency's comparative strength
against the pound.
He then segued to discussing the headwinds Apple faces from the volatile environment in the global economy, and the
weakening of most foreign
currencies against the dollar.
Bitcoin is back to its winning ways as the world's leading free - market digital
currency surges on Tuesday
against a
weakening US dollar due to recent commentary from President - elect Donald Trump.
Another consideration is that the US dollar is
weakening against other
currencies, which makes it a good time to invest in the US.
Many of the U.S. cities have fallen in the rankings because of the
weakening U.S. dollar
against other world
currencies, says Mercer.
Prices for U.S. government debt fell marginally, while the dollar
weakened against a basket of
currencies.