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she threw a few greenbacks on the counter to pay for the drinks
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India’s rupee recently plunged to a record low as a result of pressure from a strong greenback and selling by foreign portfolio investors.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
This could reverberate across financial markets, as investors quickly try to reposition ahead of more Fed rate cuts than are currently priced into expectations, supporting bond, equity, and industrial commodity prices in the second quarter, while weighing on bond yields and the greenback.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
During the first trade spat in 2018 and 2019, the yuan depreciated by 11.5% versus the greenback and offset about two-thirds of the tariff hike, according to analysis from Morgan Stanley economists including Robin Xing.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 29 Nov. 2024
The gauge of the greenback against a basket of currencies was up 0.8% at 11:20 a.m.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
This could reverberate across financial markets, as investors quickly try to reposition ahead of more Fed rate cuts than are currently priced into expectations, supporting bond, equity, and industrial commodity prices in the second quarter, while weighing on bond yields and the greenback.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
During the first trade spat in 2018 and 2019, the yuan depreciated by 11.5% versus the greenback and offset about two-thirds of the tariff hike, according to analysis from Morgan Stanley economists including Robin Xing.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 29 Nov. 2024
The gauge of the greenback against a basket of currencies was up 0.8% at 11:20 a.m.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Greenback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenback. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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greenback
noun
green·back
ˈgrēn-ˌbak 
: a piece of U.S. paper money
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