Sentences with phrase «weaker dollar»

Traveling internationally makes me realize how weak our dollar is today and how poor our standard of living has gotten for so many people.

Do the financial cheerleaders for a business - leader dominated Administration approve of the emerging combination of weak dollar rhetoric from both the President and Treasury Secretary nominee along with strong dollar policy.

BITCOIN PRICE GAINS ON WEAKER DOLLAR Bitcoin price rebounded sharply entering the final week of March and it really had nothing to do with Bitcoin.

With a situation like that you're going to be able to leverage an abnormally weak dollar against an abnormally strong hotel point.

Brian Levitt, OppenheimerFunds Senior Investment Strategist, says over time, we are likely to be in a stable or weaker dollar environment.

As Fed policy tilts toward loosening, the already weak dollar hits a 15 - year low, and is less than 2 % from an all time low.

(Daily Beast) Weak Dollar overnight, so you know what that means: Explosive global rally in stocks and commodities?

«We started out with the same struggles I was having with Distinguished Brands» import business — we were really feeling the recession and we were dealing with a very weak dollar, especially against the Euro.

FRANCE: Slower Q4 but FY sales still up at Pernod Ricard A weak dollar saw Pernod Ricard sales slip by 3 % in its fourth quarter, the French wine and spirits giant has said in its full - year resul... read more

That said a persistently weak dollar raises the incentives for other countries to look for a new reserve currency.

Weaker Dollar Fails to Ignite Strong Equity Rally The weaker U.S. Dollar failed to ignite the strong rally in the equity markets that many investors had been counting on.

Weaker Dollar Continues to Drive Equity Markets Higher Equity traders will be watching retail stocks today following the U.S. Retail Sales Report.

As I am from Australia where we currently have the most pathetic shitty government ever in history that have stuffed up our dollar, so to convert from our pathetic weak dollar, it would cost me almost double the amount to sign up!

Gold bullion to rally on weaker dollar, rising US inflation & deficit — analyst © Ralf Kunstmann / Global Look Press The second quarter expects to see another gold rally...

«It remains remarkable how weak the dollar has been so far this year given the Fed's surprisingly hawkish rhetoric and given that its latest statement last week still suggests that the American central bank intends to commence balance sheet contraction next quarter,» Wood wrote in the latest «GREED and fear.»

As Fed policy tilts toward loosening, the already weak dollar hits a 15 - year low, and is less than 2 % fro...

Aided by a weaker dollar, they started breaking export records, even as domestic consumption continued to languish.

Some economists worry about the effect of a weak dollar on consumer confidence.

Those companies are getting a boost from a weaker dollar, and Canada is now a magnet for tourists.

The weak dollar (See No. 2) is one.

Hannah Anderson of J.P. Morgan Asset Management says the near - term focus is on oil prices ahead of an important meeting in June on OPEC - led oil curbs, but the weak dollar is the longer - term variable for markets.

The biggest losers were energy (XLE), consumer staples (XLP) and materials (XLB), all down more than 7 percent amid riding bond yields — which makes dividend stock yields less attractive and overrode other factors, like stronger oil prices and a weak dollar.

«Although the results were supported by the weaker dollar, that doesn't tell the whole story.

«We do see the weaker dollar and falling memory and other component prices as an opportunity to perhaps lower starting prices modestly, but any significant change in pricing strategy is unlikely, in our view.»

«Oh, absolutely,» Poloz exclaimed earlier at that same committee appearance when asked if a weaker dollar was a net benefit to Canada's economy.

But then they said, «Why would a Cabinet member bring up the idea of a weaker dollar when things are going so well?»

One reason has been a weak dollar.

LONDON, Jan 24 - Gold prices hit the highest in more than five months on Wednesday after a U.S. official welcomed a weaker dollar and investors sought insurance against uncertainty.

«It's the weaker dollar, it's the inflation focus and it's also to some extent the market is...

The weaker dollar is helping sellers of goods other than oil and gas, especially the makers of automobiles and auto parts:

LONDON, Jan 24 - Gold prices hit the highest in more than four months on Wednesday after a U.S. official welcomed a weaker dollar and investors sought insurance against uncertainty.

Along with the weaker dollar, we're seeing some favorable business results translate back into U.S. earnings,» he said.

COPENHAGEN, Feb 1 - Novo Nordisk operating profit fell short of expectations in the fourth quarter as it felt the effects of price pressure in the United States and it warned that a weak dollar would hit earnings this year more than expected.

LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters)- Gold prices hit the highest in more than four months on Wednesday after a U.S. official welcomed a weaker dollar and investors sought insurance against uncertainty.

«It's the weaker dollar, it's the inflation focus and it's also to some extent the market is continuing to look for a hedge against a world that's becoming incredibly complacent with stocks at record highs,» said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Mnuchin said he welcomed a weaker dollar, adding that it would benefit the country's trade.

He told the Journal his remarks on Wednesday were a simple «statement of fact about the impact of a weaker dollar in the short term.

The British bank reported Thursday a loss on its full - year 2017 profits, due in part to the tax overhaul in the U.S. and a weaker dollar.

Better China data and a weaker dollar has a slight bid under Industrial metals as well as Ore - but weakness persists in Oil - Brent is off 2.2 % and WTI 1.6 % as Saudi signals they r fine with South of $ 90 - even as low as $ 80.

On the eve of the U.K. government beginning the official process of leaving the European Union, sterling moved slightly higher against the dollar to trade at $ 1.2557 — mainly driven by a weaker dollar.

The currency has been under pressure following comments from the U.S. administration last week that a weak dollar could be beneficial for exports, casting doubts over a commitment towards a strong dollar.

A weaker dollar makes exports more profitable, which helps companies doing business overseas — most notably the multinational conglomerates with big weightings in stock indexes.

Now that we know the benefits of a weak dollar, let's take a deeper look at the causes.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the U.S. dollar took a significant dent after Mnuchin told reporters, «a weaker dollar is good for us as it relates to trade and opportunities.»

Poloz insisted the trend he anticipated in 2013 — a steady increase in non-commodity exports buttressed by stronger demand in the U.S. and a weaker dollar — was now entrenched.

But the euro rose as investors are also wary about Trump's protectionism and immigration policy and his hints that he would prefer a weaker dollar.

Market watchers are pinning the spikes on the weak dollar, which dipped last night after the Fed hiked rates.

Sales were hurt by a weaker dollar, which the company said chopped 7 % off earnings.